diff --git a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
index 27657d739c631fb6871e339d6bb5b92fec6ca71b..ffe7dabb935fcc3dbdd870973ac7800b034d7873 100644
--- a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
+++ b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ emis_params = ['temp_10_4um_nom', 'temp_11_0um_nom', 'temp_12_0um_nom', 'temp_13
 # data_params = refl_params + emis_params
 data_params = emis_params
 
-l2_params = ['refl_0_65um_nom', 'temp_11_0um_nom', 'cld_temp_acha', 'cld_press_acha', 'cloud_fraction', 'cld_opd_acha', 'cld_reff_acha']
+# l2_params = ['refl_0_65um_nom', 'temp_11_0um_nom', 'cld_temp_acha', 'cld_press_acha', 'cloud_fraction', 'cld_opd_acha', 'cld_reff_acha']
+l2_params = ['refl_0_65um_nom', 'temp_11_0um_nom', 'cld_temp_acha', 'cld_press_acha', 'cloud_fraction']
 label_params = l2_params
 data_params = l2_params