diff --git a/config/default_configs/default_config.yml b/config/default_configs/default_config.yml
index a692c1db1b..3bc5a2bc54 100644
--- a/config/default_configs/default_config.yml
+++ b/config/default_configs/default_config.yml
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ reference_job_id:
   help: |-
     Identifier of job to use as the "reference" solution in the quicklook plot; the current job's results get compared to the results of the quicklook job on the main branch
   value: ~
-post_process:
-  help: "Post process [`true` (default), `false`]"
-  value: true
 vert_diff:
   help: "Vertical diffusion [`false` (default), `VerticalDiffusion`, `true` (defaults to `VerticalDiffusion`)]"
   value: "false"
diff --git a/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_amip.yml b/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_amip.yml
index 8ff0e14672..df0894db00 100644
--- a/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_amip.yml
+++ b/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_amip.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ job_id: "longrun_aquaplanet_amip"
 toml: [toml/longrun_aquaplanet_amip.toml]
 output_default_diagnostics: false
 diagnostics:
-  - short_name: [ts, ta, theta, ha, pfull, rho, ua, va, wa, hfes, hur, hus, cl, clw, cli, evspsbl, rsd, rsu, rld, rlu, rsdcs, rsucs, rldcs, rlucs]
+  - short_name: [ts, ta, thetaa, ha, pfull, rhoa, ua, va, wa, hfes, hur, hus, cl, clw, cli, evspsbl, rsd, rsu, rld, rlu, rsdcs, rsucs, rldcs, rlucs]
     reduction_time: average
     period: 1days
   - short_name: [arup, waup, taup, thetaaup, haup, husup, hurup, clwup, cliup, waen, tke, lmix]
diff --git a/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_0M.yml b/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_0M.yml
index 832bf4ad36..cdf9933b18 100644
--- a/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_0M.yml
+++ b/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_0M.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ job_id: "longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_0M"
 toml: [toml/longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_0M.toml]
 output_default_diagnostics: false
 diagnostics:
-  - short_name: [ts, ta, theta, ha, pfull, rho, ua, va, wa, hfes, hur, hus, cl, clw, cli, evspsbl, rsd, rsu, rld, rlu, rsdcs, rsucs, rldcs, rlucs]
+  - short_name: [ts, ta, thetaa, ha, pfull, rhoa, ua, va, wa, hfes, hur, hus, cl, clw, cli, evspsbl, rsd, rsu, rld, rlu]
     reduction_time: average
     period: 1days
   - short_name: [arup, waup, taup, thetaaup, haup, husup, hurup, clwup, cliup, waen, tke, lmix]
diff --git a/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_diffonly_0M.yml b/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_diffonly_0M.yml
index 6879cc2746..810d2db68f 100644
--- a/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_diffonly_0M.yml
+++ b/config/longrun_configs/longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_diffonly_0M.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ job_id: "longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_diffonly_0M"
 toml: [toml/longrun_aquaplanet_rhoe_equil_55km_nz63_clearsky_diagedmf_0M.toml]
 output_default_diagnostics: false
 diagnostics:
-  - short_name: [ts, ta, theta, ha, pfull, rho, ua, va, wa, hfes, hur, hus, cl, clw, cli, evspsbl, rsd, rsu, rld, rlu, rsdcs, rsucs, rldcs, rlucs]
+  - short_name: [ts, ta, thetaa, ha, pfull, rhoa, ua, va, wa, hfes, hur, hus, cl, clw, cli, evspsbl, rsd, rsu, rld, rlu]
     reduction_time: average
     period: 1days
   - short_name: [arup, waup, taup, thetaaup, haup, husup, hurup, clwup, cliup, waen, tke, lmix]
diff --git a/config/model_configs/test_io.yml b/config/model_configs/test_io.yml
index 0117aeb33f..357c48fe83 100644
--- a/config/model_configs/test_io.yml
+++ b/config/model_configs/test_io.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ t_end: "2hours"
 job_id: "test_io"
 dt_save_to_sol: "1hours"
 dt_save_state_to_disk: "1hours"
-post_process: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/model_configs/test_mpi_io.yml b/config/model_configs/test_mpi_io.yml
index a6b12805c8..f49068b705 100644
--- a/config/model_configs/test_mpi_io.yml
+++ b/config/model_configs/test_mpi_io.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ job_id: "test_mpi_io"
 t_end: "2hours"
 dt_save_to_sol: "1hours"
 dt_save_state_to_disk: "1hours"
-post_process: false
diff --git a/config/perf_configs/flame_perf_target_edmf.yml b/config/perf_configs/flame_perf_target_edmf.yml
index fb38e903d1..e1e7b7d137 100644
--- a/config/perf_configs/flame_perf_target_edmf.yml
+++ b/config/perf_configs/flame_perf_target_edmf.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ apply_limiter: false
 dt_save_state_to_disk: "10secs"
 precip_model: ~
 turbconv: "edmf"
-post_process: false
 FLOAT_TYPE: "Float64"
 job_id: "flame_perf_target_edmf"
 z_stretch: false