diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index a1c6502330..83c011d640 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
   branch = develop
 [submodule "CMEPS"]
   path = CMEPS-interface/CMEPS
-  url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CMEPS.git
-  branch = emc/develop
+  #url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/CMEPS.git
+  #branch = emc/develop
+  url = https://github.com/DeniseWorthen/CMEPS.git
+  branch = feature/updcmeps
 [submodule "MOM6"]
   path = MOM6-interface/MOM6
   url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/MOM6
diff --git a/CMEPS-interface/CMEPS b/CMEPS-interface/CMEPS
index e40bc304d9..cc6f2b953e 160000
--- a/CMEPS-interface/CMEPS
+++ b/CMEPS-interface/CMEPS
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e40bc304d91c4df6333e7164e859f1830646794f
+Subproject commit cc6f2b953e50f7b82efff2fea3b82377b2aaf75a
diff --git a/CMEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt b/CMEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt
index bf2a924d8a..1ee3a47b23 100644
--- a/CMEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMEPS-interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,13 +64,9 @@ list(APPEND _mediator_files
   CMEPS/mediator/med_phases_post_rof_mod.F90
   CMEPS/mediator/med_phases_post_wav_mod.F90)
 
-list(APPEND _mediator_defs ESMF_VERSION_MAJOR=${ESMF_VERSION_MAJOR}
-                           ESMF_VERSION_MINOR=${ESMF_VERSION_MINOR})
-
 ### Create target library and set PUBLIC interfaces on the library
 add_library(cmeps STATIC ${_nems_util_files} ${_mediator_files})
 set_target_properties(cmeps PROPERTIES Fortran_MODULE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod)
-target_compile_definitions(cmeps PUBLIC "${_mediator_defs}")
 target_include_directories(cmeps PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mod>
                                         $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:mod>)
 target_link_libraries(cmeps PUBLIC esmf