diff --git a/sorc/test/CMakeLists.txt b/sorc/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 305002b0..bbb18b31 100644
--- a/sorc/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sorc/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,16 +43,6 @@ set_tests_properties(test_tile2vector
     ENVIRONMENT "FIXlandda=$ENV{FIXlandda};
                  TOL=$ENV{TOL}")
 
-# test for ufs-land-driver
-add_test(NAME test_land_driver
-         COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/test_ufs_land_driver.sh ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
-         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/test)
-set_tests_properties(test_land_driver
-    PROPERTIES
-    DEPENDS "test_tile2vector"
-    ENVIRONMENT "FIXlandda=$ENV{FIXlandda};
-                 TOL=$ENV{TOL}")
-
 # test for ufs-datm-lnd model
 add_test(NAME test_ufs_datm_land
          COMMAND ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/run_ufs_datm_lnd.sh ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
diff --git a/sorc/test/test_ufs_land_driver.sh b/sorc/test/test_ufs_land_driver.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index f0612574..00000000
--- a/sorc/test/test_ufs_land_driver.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -ex
-################################################
-# pass arguments
-project_binary_dir=$1
-project_source_dir=$2
-
-# Export runtime env. variables
-source ${project_source_dir}/test/runtime_vars.sh ${project_binary_dir} ${project_source_dir}
-
-# set baseline dir
-export TEST_BASEDIR=${TEST_BASEDIR:-"${EPICHOME}/inputs/test_base/restarts/vector"}
-
-# compute the restart frequency, run_days and run_hours
-FREQ=$(( 3600 * $FCSTHR ))
-RDD=$(( $FCSTHR / 24 ))
-RHH=$(( $FCSTHR % 24 ))
-
-# set executables
-TEST_EXEC="ufsLand.exe"
-NPROC=1
-
-# move to work directory
-cd $WORKDIR
-
-# clean output folder
-[[ -e ufs-land.namelist ]] && rm ufs-land.namelist
-for i in ./ufs_land_restart*.nc;
-do
-  [[ -e $i ]] && rm $i
-done
-for i in ./ufs_land_output*.nc;
-do
-  [[ -e $i ]] && rm $i
-done
-
-# update model namelist
-cp $project_source_dir/../parm/templates/template.ufs-noahMP.namelist.${atmos_forc} ufs-land.namelist
-sed -i "s|FIXlandda|${FIXlandda}|g" ufs-land.namelist
-sed -i -e "s/XXYYYY/${YY}/g" ufs-land.namelist
-sed -i -e "s/XXMM/${MM}/g" ufs-land.namelist
-sed -i -e "s/XXDD/${DD}/g" ufs-land.namelist
-sed -i -e "s/XXHH/${HH}/g" ufs-land.namelist
-sed -i -e "s/XXFREQ/${FREQ}/g" ufs-land.namelist
-sed -i -e "s/XXRDD/${RDD}/g" ufs-land.namelist
-sed -i -e "s/XXRHH/${RHH}/g" ufs-land.namelist
-
-# link to resart file
-ln -fs ${WORKDIR}/ana/restarts/vector/ufs_land_restart.${YY}-${MM}-${DD}_${HH}-00-00.nc .
-
-# submit model
-echo "============================= calling model" 
-${MPIRUN} -n $NPROC ${EXECDIR}/${TEST_EXEC} 
-
-# check if new restart exits
-if [[ -e "./ufs_land_restart.${nYY}-${nMM}-${nDD}_${nHH}-00-00.nc" ]]; then
-    echo "run fcst model successed!"
-else
-    echo "run fcst failed"
-    exit 10
-fi
-
-# check model rst with baseline
-echo "============================= baseline check with tol= ${TOL}"
-${project_source_dir}/test/compare.py ./ufs_land_restart.${nYY}-${nMM}-${nDD}_${nHH}-00-00.nc ${TEST_BASEDIR}/ufs_land_restart_back.${nYY}-${nMM}-${nDD}_${nHH}-00-00.nc ${TOL}
-if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
-    echo "baseline check fail!"
-    exit 20
-fi