diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c67c61fa3..bdc0ffbf1 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@
 	path = ccpp/physics
 	url = https://github.com/NOAA-GSD/ccpp-physics
 	branch = gsd/develop
-
diff --git a/ccpp/physics b/ccpp/physics
index 84047fea1..783ccf99a 160000
--- a/ccpp/physics
+++ b/ccpp/physics
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 84047fea16d37d9b07ae0b560d0bd6fe45652e09
+Subproject commit 783ccf99af3c0cb79d45935f917b239216873352