diff --git a/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_advection.F b/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_advection.F
index 81a5b09868c9..3550e0d42cb1 100644
--- a/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_advection.F
+++ b/components/mpas-albany-landice/src/mode_forward/mpas_li_advection.F
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ subroutine li_advection_thickness_tracers(&
          ! Note: If tracers are not being advected, then this subroutine simply restores the
          !       layer thickness to sigma coordinate values.
 
-         call vertical_remap(thickness, cellMask, meshPool, layerThickness, advectedTracers, err_tmp)
+         call vertical_remap(thickness, meshPool, layerThickness, advectedTracers, err_tmp)
          err = ior(err, err_tmp)
 
          if (config_print_thickness_advection_info) then
@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ end subroutine li_layer_normal_velocity
 !>  OpenMP over either blocks or cells.
 !
 !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-   subroutine vertical_remap(thickness, cellMask, meshPool, layerThickness, tracers, err)
+   subroutine vertical_remap(thickness, meshPool, layerThickness, tracers, err)
 
       !-----------------------------------------------------------------
       !
@@ -1982,9 +1982,6 @@ subroutine vertical_remap(thickness, cellMask, meshPool, layerThickness, tracers
       real(kind=RKIND), dimension(:), intent(in) :: &
          thickness         !< Input: ice thickness
 
-      integer, dimension(:), intent(in) :: &
-         cellMask          !< Input: mask for cells (needed for determining presence/absence of ice)
-
       !-----------------------------------------------------------------
       !
       ! input/output variables