diff --git a/CICE-interface/CICE b/CICE-interface/CICE
index cc85eaa90a..116fc5b4f6 160000
--- a/CICE-interface/CICE
+++ b/CICE-interface/CICE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit cc85eaa90a4451981ddb91dbd7baccf2180c7c1d
+Subproject commit 116fc5b4f65325342c421326bb45c2b1c98b0dbe
diff --git a/CICE-interface/CMakeLists.txt b/CICE-interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 5ad78a1616..1097dbfcab 100644
--- a/CICE-interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CICE-interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 # Configuration Options
-#set(CICE_IO "PIO" CACHE STRING "CICE OPTIONS: Choose IO options.")
-set(CICE_IO "NetCDF" CACHE STRING "CICE OPTIONS: Choose IO options.")
+set(CICE_IO "PIO" CACHE STRING "CICE OPTIONS: Choose IO options.")
 set_property(CACHE CICE_IO PROPERTY STRINGS "NetCDF" "PIO" "Binary")
 
 # Too many files to list, so include them via this file
diff --git a/tests/tests/atm_ds2s_docn_pcice b/tests/tests/atm_ds2s_docn_pcice
index a4d3b63daf..7414923a82 100644
--- a/tests/tests/atm_ds2s_docn_pcice
+++ b/tests/tests/atm_ds2s_docn_pcice
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ export CICE_PRESCRIBED=true
 export stream_files_dice=$ocn_data
 export MESH_DICE=$MESH_OCN
 export eps_imesh=4.0e-1
-export CICE_RESTART_FORMAT='hdf5'
-export CICE_HISTORY_FORMAT='hdf5'
 
 export RESTART_N=12
 export RESTART_INTERVAL="${RESTART_N} -1"