diff --git a/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/cam/outfrq_kessler_derecho/user_nl_cam b/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/cam/outfrq_kessler_derecho/user_nl_cam
index e6881e64..c5ea67b4 100644
--- a/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/cam/outfrq_kessler_derecho/user_nl_cam
+++ b/cime_config/testdefs/testmods_dirs/cam/outfrq_kessler_derecho/user_nl_cam
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ncdata=/glade/campaign/cesm/community/amwg/sima_baselines/cam_sima_test_snapshots/cam_ne3pg3_kessler_snapshot_derecho_gnu_before_c20240412.nc
 ncdata_check=/glade/campaign/cesm/community/amwg/sima_baselines/cam_sima_test_snapshots/cam_ne3pg3_kessler_snapshot_derecho_gnu_after_c20240412.nc
 ncdata_check_err=.true.
-min_difference=1.0e-15
 debug_output=0
 pver=30
 hist_add_inst_fields;h2: Q, T