diff --git a/Externals.cfg b/Externals.cfg
index bf67375691..6176a7e3b8 100644
--- a/Externals.cfg
+++ b/Externals.cfg
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ protocol = git
 required = False
 
 [GDASApp]
-hash = 7e3d694
+hash = fd8aa2f
 local_path = sorc/gdas.cd
 repo_url = https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GDASApp.git
 protocol = git
diff --git a/jobs/rocoto/preplandobs.sh b/jobs/rocoto/preplandobs.sh
index 399b26048c..6304dd611b 100755
--- a/jobs/rocoto/preplandobs.sh
+++ b/jobs/rocoto/preplandobs.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export jobid="${job}.$$"
 ###############################################################
 # setup python path for workflow utilities and tasks
 wxflowPATH="${HOMEgfs}/ush/python:${HOMEgfs}/ush/python/wxflow/src"
-gdasappPATH="${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/iodaconv/src:${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/build/lib/python3.7/pyioda"
+gdasappPATH="${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/iodaconv/src:${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/build/lib/python3.7"
 PYTHONPATH="${PYTHONPATH:+${PYTHONPATH}:}${wxflowPATH}:${gdasappPATH}"
 export PYTHONPATH
 
diff --git a/parm/config/gfs/config.landanl b/parm/config/gfs/config.landanl
index bfeb47ae91..942e4528fe 100644
--- a/parm/config/gfs/config.landanl
+++ b/parm/config/gfs/config.landanl
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@ export JEDIEXE="${HOMEgfs}/exec/fv3jedi_letkf.x"
 export JEDIYAML="${HOMEgfs}/sorc/gdas.cd/parm/land/letkfoi/letkfoi.yaml"
 
 # Ensemble member properties
-if [[ "${FRAC_GRID}" = ".true." ]]; then
-  export SNOWDEPTHVAR="snodl"
-elif [[ "${FRAC_GRID}" = ".false." ]]; then
-  export SNOWDEPTHVAR="snwdph"
-fi
+export SNOWDEPTHVAR="snodl"
 export BESTDDEV="30."  # Background Error Std. Dev. for LETKFOI
 
 # Name of the executable that applies increment to bkg and its namelist template
diff --git a/sorc/checkout.sh b/sorc/checkout.sh
index 9cf1dde20b..acf5ae072a 100755
--- a/sorc/checkout.sh
+++ b/sorc/checkout.sh
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ if [[ ${checkout_gsi} == "YES" ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ ${checkout_gdas} == "YES" ]]; then
-  checkout "gdas.cd" "https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GDASApp.git" "7e3d694"; errs=$((errs + $?))
+  checkout "gdas.cd" "https://github.com/NOAA-EMC/GDASApp.git" "fd8aa2f"; errs=$((errs + $?))
 fi
 
 if [[ ${checkout_gsi} == "YES" || ${checkout_gdas} == "YES" ]]; then
diff --git a/ush/python/pygfs/task/land_analysis.py b/ush/python/pygfs/task/land_analysis.py
index 5439679db6..390e559d95 100644
--- a/ush/python/pygfs/task/land_analysis.py
+++ b/ush/python/pygfs/task/land_analysis.py
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ def execute(self) -> None:
         localconf = AttrDict()
         keys = ['HOMEgfs', 'DATA', 'current_cycle',
                 'COM_ATMOS_RESTART_PREV', 'COM_LAND_ANALYSIS', 'APREFIX',
-                'SNOWDEPTHVAR', 'BESTDDEV',
-                'FRAC_GRID', 'CASE', 'ntiles',
+                'SNOWDEPTHVAR', 'BESTDDEV', 'CASE', 'ntiles',
                 'APRUN_LANDANL', 'JEDIEXE', 'jedi_yaml',
                 'APPLY_INCR_NML_TMPL', 'APPLY_INCR_EXE', 'APRUN_APPLY_INCR']
         for key in keys:
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ def create_ensemble(vname: str, bestddev: float, config: Dict) -> None:
         Parameters
         ----------
         vname : str
-            snow depth variable to perturb. "snowdl" or "snwdph" depending on FRAC_GRID (.true.|.false.)
+            snow depth variable to perturb: "snodl"
         bestddev : float
             Background Error Standard Deviation to perturb around to create ensemble
         config: Dict
@@ -432,7 +431,6 @@ def add_increments(config: Dict) -> None:
              COM_ATMOS_RESTART_PREV
              DATA
              current_cycle
-             FRAC_GRID
              CASE
              ntiles
              APPLY_INCR_NML_TMPL