diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ufs-weather-model/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ufs-weather-model/package.py
index 1c1ed41ba6e..49146f790d7 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ufs-weather-model/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ufs-weather-model/package.py
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ def cmake_args(self):
             "32bit",
             "app",
             "ccpp_32bit",
-            "ccpp_suites",
             "cmeps_aoflux",
             "debug",
             "debug_linkmpi",