diff --git a/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py b/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py
index ca29bcdf1ee..5460beb621c 100644
--- a/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py
+++ b/workflow/rocoto/gefs_tasks.py
@@ -542,9 +542,6 @@ def arch(self):
                 deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
                 dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': 'gefs_wave_post_bndpnt_bull'}
                 deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
-        if self.options['do_extractvars']:
-            dep_dict = {'type': 'metatask', 'name': 'gefs_extractvars'}
-            deps.append(rocoto.add_dependency(dep_dict))
         dependencies = rocoto.create_dependency(dep=deps, dep_condition='and')
 
         resources = self.get_resource('arch')