diff --git a/src/offline/cable.nml b/src/offline/cable.nml
index 196869489..531cdda2a 100644
--- a/src/offline/cable.nml
+++ b/src/offline/cable.nml
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@
                                                  ! 3. Lai and Ktaul 2000 
    cable_user%GS_SWITCH = 'leuning'
    cable_user%DIAG_SOIL_RESP = 'ON ' 
-   cable_user%LEAF_RESPIRATION = 'ON ' 
-   cable_user%RUN_DIAG_LEVEL= 'BASIC'        ! choices are: 
-                                                 ! 1. BASIC
-                                                 ! 1. NONE
    cable_user%CONSISTENCY_CHECK= .TRUE.      ! TRUE outputs combined fluxes at each timestep for comparisson to A control run 
    cable_user%CASA_DUMP_READ = .FALSE.      ! TRUE reads CASA forcing from netcdf format
    cable_user%CASA_DUMP_WRITE = .FALSE.      ! TRUE outputs CASA forcing in netcdf format
diff --git a/src/util/cable_runtime_opts_mod.F90 b/src/util/cable_runtime_opts_mod.F90
index acd3bb636..4772af85a 100644
--- a/src/util/cable_runtime_opts_mod.F90
+++ b/src/util/cable_runtime_opts_mod.F90
@@ -71,13 +71,6 @@ MODULE cable_runtime_opts_mod
        casa_nrep           = 1
   !--- LN ------------------------------------------]
 
-  CHARACTER(LEN=5) ::                                                         &
-       run_diag_level  !
-
-  CHARACTER(LEN=3) ::                                                         &
-       !H!DIAG_SOIL_RESP,   & ! either ON or OFF (jhan:Make Logical)
-       leaf_respiration    ! either ON or OFF (jhan:Make Logical)
-
   ! Custom soil respiration - see Ticket #42
   CHARACTER(LEN=10) ::                                                        &
        smrf_name,   & ! Soil Moist Respiration Function
@@ -125,7 +118,5 @@ MODULE cable_runtime_opts_mod
 ! instantiate internal switches
 TYPE(kbl_user_switches), SAVE :: cable_user
 
-
-
 END MODULE cable_runtime_opts_mod