diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a3775fc12d..9c6e0d219f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@
   branch = dev/emc
 [submodule "CICE"]
   path = CICE-interface/CICE
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CICE
-  branch = emc/develop
+  #url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CICE
+  #branch = emc/develop
+  url = https://github.com/DeniseWorthen/CICE
+  branch = feature/updcice
 [submodule "CDEPS"]
   path = CDEPS-interface/CDEPS
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CDEPS
diff --git a/CICE-interface/CICE b/CICE-interface/CICE
index d41c61dd33..84427a6d5a 160000
--- a/CICE-interface/CICE
+++ b/CICE-interface/CICE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d41c61dd332d5803d31408be1b9e8ef611856049
+Subproject commit 84427a6d5a73b764d89d4092e9d8b56da475e7f5
diff --git a/CICE-interface/cice_files.cmake b/CICE-interface/cice_files.cmake
index 4b0b2f7421..e8114bfd4e 100644
--- a/CICE-interface/cice_files.cmake
+++ b/CICE-interface/cice_files.cmake
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ list(APPEND icepack_files
   CICE/icepack/columnphysics/icepack_wavefracspec.F90
   CICE/icepack/columnphysics/icepack_zbgc.F90
   CICE/icepack/columnphysics/icepack_zbgc_shared.F90
-  CICE/icepack/columnphysics/icepack_zsalinity.F90
 )
 
 list(APPEND cice_shared_files_c