diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/bld/build-namelist b/components/mpas-ocean/bld/build-namelist
index 19418582863e..f810bfa9170a 100755
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/bld/build-namelist
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/bld/build-namelist
@@ -759,7 +759,6 @@ add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_fractional_thickness_limit');
 add_default($nl, 'config_specific_heat_sea_water');
 add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_maximum_depth');
 add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_sea_ice_reference_salinity');
-add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_land_ice_reference_salinity');
 add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_maximum_freezing_temperature');
 add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_use_surface_pressure');
 
diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/bld/build-namelist-section b/components/mpas-ocean/bld/build-namelist-section
index 0c834f05cec1..4681d6cca93b 100644
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/bld/build-namelist-section
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/bld/build-namelist-section
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_fractional_thickness_limit');
 add_default($nl, 'config_specific_heat_sea_water');
 add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_maximum_depth');
 add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_sea_ice_reference_salinity');
-add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_land_ice_reference_salinity');
 add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_maximum_freezing_temperature');
 add_default($nl, 'config_frazil_use_surface_pressure');
 
diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_mpaso.xml b/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_mpaso.xml
index 5a3359cd2d7a..8ea53f3f7499 100644
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_mpaso.xml
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_defaults_mpaso.xml
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@
 <config_specific_heat_sea_water>3.996e3</config_specific_heat_sea_water>
 <config_frazil_maximum_depth>100.0</config_frazil_maximum_depth>
 <config_frazil_sea_ice_reference_salinity>4.0</config_frazil_sea_ice_reference_salinity>
-<config_frazil_land_ice_reference_salinity>0.0</config_frazil_land_ice_reference_salinity>
 <config_frazil_maximum_freezing_temperature>0.0</config_frazil_maximum_freezing_temperature>
 <config_frazil_use_surface_pressure>.false.</config_frazil_use_surface_pressure>
 
diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_definition_mpaso.xml b/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_definition_mpaso.xml
index e01c2b9716f4..bdf3d802d594 100644
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_definition_mpaso.xml
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/bld/namelist_files/namelist_definition_mpaso.xml
@@ -1477,20 +1477,12 @@ Default: Defined in namelist_defaults.xml
 
 <entry id="config_frazil_sea_ice_reference_salinity" type="real"
 	category="frazil_ice" group="frazil_ice">
-assumed salinity of frazil ice in the open ocean.
+assumed salinity of frazil ice in the open ocean. Land ice frazil salinity is always 0.
 
 Valid values: Any positive real number.
 Default: Defined in namelist_defaults.xml
 </entry>
 
-<entry id="config_frazil_land_ice_reference_salinity" type="real"
-	category="frazil_ice" group="frazil_ice">
-assumed salinity of frazil ice under land ice.
-
-Valid values: Any non-negative real number.
-Default: Defined in namelist_defaults.xml
-</entry>
-
 <entry id="config_frazil_maximum_freezing_temperature" type="real"
 	category="frazil_ice" group="frazil_ice">
 Maximum freezing temperature for the creation of frazil
diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/src/Registry.xml b/components/mpas-ocean/src/Registry.xml
index 905343f3e408..ebee11826e75 100644
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/src/Registry.xml
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/src/Registry.xml
@@ -954,13 +954,9 @@
 					possible_values="Any positive real number."
 		/>
 		<nml_option name="config_frazil_sea_ice_reference_salinity" type="real" default_value="4.0" units="1.e-3"
-					description="assumed salinity of frazil ice in the open ocean."
+					description="assumed salinity of frazil ice in the open ocean. Land ice frazil salinity is always 0."
 					possible_values="Any positive real number."
 		/>
-		<nml_option name="config_frazil_land_ice_reference_salinity" type="real" default_value="0.0" units="1.e-3"
-					description="assumed salinity of frazil ice under land ice."
-					possible_values="Any non-negative real number."
-		/>
 		<nml_option name="config_frazil_maximum_freezing_temperature" type="real" default_value="0.0" units="C"
 			description="Maximum freezing temperature for the creation of frazil"
 			possible_values="Any real number."
diff --git a/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_frazil_forcing.F b/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_frazil_forcing.F
index 0f06a8d39c16..5ca55901e3eb 100644
--- a/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_frazil_forcing.F
+++ b/components/mpas-ocean/src/shared/mpas_ocn_frazil_forcing.F
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ subroutine ocn_frazil_forcing_build_arrays(domain, meshPool, forcingPool, stateP
 
             ! get frazil salinity
             if (underLandIce) then
-              frazilSalinity = config_frazil_land_ice_reference_salinity
+              frazilSalinity = 0.0_RKIND
             else
               frazilSalinity = config_frazil_sea_ice_reference_salinity
             end if
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ subroutine ocn_frazil_forcing_build_arrays(domain, meshPool, forcingPool, stateP
            ! for freshwater budgets
            accumulatedLandIceFrazilMassNew(iCell) = accumulatedLandIceFrazilMassOld(iCell) &
                                                   + sumNewFrazilIceThickness * config_frazil_ice_density
+           ! There is no accumulatedLandIceFrazilSalinity because it is always 0
         end if
 
       enddo   ! do iCell = 1, nCells