diff --git a/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh b/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh
index 5954802d597..ac148578ad2 100755
--- a/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh
+++ b/scripts/exglobal_atmos_analysis.sh
@@ -434,18 +434,13 @@ ${NLN} ${OSCATBF}          oscatbufr
 ${NLN} ${RAPIDSCATBF}      rapidscatbufr
 ${NLN} ${GSNDBF}           gsndrbufr
 ${NLN} ${GSNDBF1}          gsnd1bufr
-${NLN} ${B1HRS2}           hirs2bufr
 ${NLN} ${B1MSU}            msubufr
-${NLN} ${B1HRS3}           hirs3bufr
-${NLN} ${B1HRS4}           hirs4bufr
 ${NLN} ${B1AMUA}           amsuabufr
 ${NLN} ${B1AMUB}           amsubbufr
 ${NLN} ${B1MHS}            mhsbufr
-${NLN} ${ESHRS3}           hirs3bufrears
 ${NLN} ${ESAMUA}           amsuabufrears
 ${NLN} ${ESAMUB}           amsubbufrears
 #$NLN $ESMHS            mhsbufrears
-${NLN} ${HRS3DB}           hirs3bufr_db
 ${NLN} ${AMUADB}           amsuabufr_db
 ${NLN} ${AMUBDB}           amsubbufr_db
 #$NLN $MHSDB            mhsbufr_db
@@ -781,8 +776,6 @@ OBS_INPUT::
    sbuvbufr       sbuv2       n16         sbuv8_n16           0.0     0     0
    sbuvbufr       sbuv2       n17         sbuv8_n17           0.0     0     0
    sbuvbufr       sbuv2       n18         sbuv8_n18           0.0     0     0
-   hirs3bufr      hirs3       n17         hirs3_n17           0.0     1     0
-   hirs4bufr      hirs4       metop-a     hirs4_metop-a       0.0     1     1
    gimgrbufr      goes_img    g11         imgr_g11            0.0     1     0
    gimgrbufr      goes_img    g12         imgr_g12            0.0     1     0
    airsbufr       airs        aqua        airs_aqua           0.0     1     1
@@ -816,7 +809,6 @@ OBS_INPUT::
    gomebufr       gome        metop-a     gome_metop-a        0.0     2     0
    omibufr        omi         aura        omi_aura            0.0     2     0
    sbuvbufr       sbuv2       n19         sbuv8_n19           0.0     0     0
-   hirs4bufr      hirs4       n19         hirs4_n19           0.0     1     1
    amsuabufr      amsua       n19         amsua_n19           0.0     1     1
    mhsbufr        mhs         n19         mhs_n19             0.0     1     1
    tcvitl         tcp         null        tcp                 0.0     0     0
@@ -824,7 +816,6 @@ OBS_INPUT::
    seviribufr     seviri      m09         seviri_m09          0.0     1     0
    seviribufr     seviri      m10         seviri_m10          0.0     1     0
    seviribufr     seviri      m11         seviri_m11          0.0     1     0
-   hirs4bufr      hirs4       metop-b     hirs4_metop-b       0.0     1     1
    amsuabufr      amsua       metop-b     amsua_metop-b       0.0     1     1
    mhsbufr        mhs         metop-b     mhs_metop-b         0.0     1     1
    iasibufr       iasi        metop-b     iasi_metop-b        0.0     1     1
diff --git a/scripts/exglobal_diag.sh b/scripts/exglobal_diag.sh
index 1f641c4fd75..3836643afcf 100755
--- a/scripts/exglobal_diag.sh
+++ b/scripts/exglobal_diag.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ if [ $GENDIAG = "YES" ] ; then
    diagtype[0]="conv conv_gps conv_ps conv_pw conv_q conv_sst conv_t conv_tcp conv_uv conv_spd"
    diagtype[1]="pcp_ssmi_dmsp pcp_tmi_trmm"
    diagtype[2]="sbuv2_n16 sbuv2_n17 sbuv2_n18 sbuv2_n19 gome_metop-a gome_metop-b omi_aura mls30_aura ompsnp_npp ompstc8_npp  ompstc8_n20 ompsnp_n20 ompstc8_n21 ompsnp_n21 ompslp_npp gome_metop-c"
-   diagtype[3]="hirs2_n14 msu_n14 sndr_g08 sndr_g11 sndr_g12 sndr_g13 sndr_g08_prep sndr_g11_prep sndr_g12_prep sndr_g13_prep sndrd1_g11 sndrd2_g11 sndrd3_g11 sndrd4_g11 sndrd1_g12 sndrd2_g12 sndrd3_g12 sndrd4_g12 sndrd1_g13 sndrd2_g13 sndrd3_g13 sndrd4_g13 sndrd1_g14 sndrd2_g14 sndrd3_g14 sndrd4_g14 sndrd1_g15 sndrd2_g15 sndrd3_g15 sndrd4_g15 hirs3_n15 hirs3_n16 hirs3_n17 amsua_n15 amsua_n16 amsua_n17 amsub_n15 amsub_n16 amsub_n17 hsb_aqua airs_aqua amsua_aqua imgr_g08 imgr_g11 imgr_g12 imgr_g14 imgr_g15 ssmi_f13 ssmi_f15 hirs4_n18 hirs4_metop-a amsua_n18 amsua_metop-a mhs_n18 mhs_metop-a amsre_low_aqua amsre_mid_aqua amsre_hig_aqua ssmis_f16 ssmis_f17 ssmis_f18 ssmis_f19 ssmis_f20 iasi_metop-a hirs4_n19 amsua_n19 mhs_n19 seviri_m08 seviri_m09 seviri_m10 seviri_m11 cris_npp cris-fsr_npp cris-fsr_n20 atms_npp atms_n20 hirs4_metop-b amsua_metop-b mhs_metop-b iasi_metop-b avhrr_metop-b avhrr_n18 avhrr_n19 avhrr_metop-a amsr2_gcom-w1 gmi_gpm saphir_meghat ahi_himawari8 abi_g16 abi_g17 amsua_metop-c mhs_metop-c iasi_metop-c avhrr_metop-c viirs-m_npp viirs-m_j1 abi_g18 ahi_himawari9 viirs-m_j2 cris-fsr_n21 atms_n21"
+   diagtype[3]="msu_n14 sndr_g08 sndr_g11 sndr_g12 sndr_g13 sndr_g08_prep sndr_g11_prep sndr_g12_prep sndr_g13_prep sndrd1_g11 sndrd2_g11 sndrd3_g11 sndrd4_g11 sndrd1_g12 sndrd2_g12 sndrd3_g12 sndrd4_g12 sndrd1_g13 sndrd2_g13 sndrd3_g13 sndrd4_g13 sndrd1_g14 sndrd2_g14 sndrd3_g14 sndrd4_g14 sndrd1_g15 sndrd2_g15 sndrd3_g15 sndrd4_g15 amsua_n15 amsua_n16 amsua_n17 amsub_n15 amsub_n16 amsub_n17 hsb_aqua airs_aqua amsua_aqua imgr_g08 imgr_g11 imgr_g12 imgr_g14 imgr_g15 ssmi_f13 ssmi_f15 amsua_n18 amsua_metop-a mhs_n18 mhs_metop-a amsre_low_aqua amsre_mid_aqua amsre_hig_aqua ssmis_f16 ssmis_f17 ssmis_f18 ssmis_f19 ssmis_f20 iasi_metop-a amsua_n19 mhs_n19 seviri_m08 seviri_m09 seviri_m10 seviri_m11 cris_npp cris-fsr_npp cris-fsr_n20 atms_npp atms_n20 amsua_metop-b mhs_metop-b iasi_metop-b avhrr_metop-b avhrr_n18 avhrr_n19 avhrr_metop-a amsr2_gcom-w1 gmi_gpm saphir_meghat ahi_himawari8 abi_g16 abi_g17 amsua_metop-c mhs_metop-c iasi_metop-c avhrr_metop-c viirs-m_npp viirs-m_j1 abi_g18 ahi_himawari9 viirs-m_j2 cris-fsr_n21 atms_n21"
 
    diaglist[0]=listcnv
    diaglist[1]=listpcp