diff --git a/cmake/dependencies.cmake b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
index e14e2f10..f7362904 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ include_directories(${CAMP_INCLUDE_DIR})
 ################################################################################
 # MICM library
 
-include(FetchContent)
+# include(FetchContent)
 
-set(ENABLE_FORTRAN_LINK ON)
-FetchContent_Declare(micm
-  GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/NCAR/micm.git
-  GIT_TAG 20c0a19
-  FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS NAMES micm
-)
+# set(ENABLE_FORTRAN_LINK ON)
+# FetchContent_Declare(micm
+#   GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/NCAR/micm.git
+#   GIT_TAG 20c0a19
+#   FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS NAMES micm
+# )
 
-FetchContent_MakeAvailable(micm)
\ No newline at end of file
+# FetchContent_MakeAvailable(micm)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5cdfe905..96e5ed7a 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@
 
 add_executable(music_box component_factory.F90
                          components/camp.F90
-                         components/micm.F90
+                        #  components/micm.F90
                          components/emissions.F90
                          components/loss.F90
                          music_box.F90
                          music_box_core.F90)
 
-target_link_libraries(music_box musica::musicacore musica::micm ${CAMP_LIB} ${SUNDIALS_LIBS}
-  ${GSL_LIBS})
+target_link_libraries(music_box 
+  PUBLIC
+    musica::musicacore 
+    # musica::micm 
+    ${CAMP_LIB} 
+    ${SUNDIALS_LIBS}
+    ${GSL_LIBS}
+)
 
diff --git a/src/component_factory.F90 b/src/component_factory.F90
index 7bffba77..52f4d51d 100644
--- a/src/component_factory.F90
+++ b/src/component_factory.F90
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module musica_component_factory
   function component_builder( config, domain, output ) result( new_obj )
 
     use music_box_camp,                only : camp_t
-    use music_box_micm,                only : micm_t
+    ! use music_box_micm,                only : micm_t
     use musica_assert,                 only : die_msg
     use musica_config,                 only : config_t
     use musica_domain,                 only : domain_t
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ function component_builder( config, domain, output ) result( new_obj )
 
     if( component_type .eq. 'camp' ) then
       new_obj => camp_t( config, domain, output )
-    else if( component_type .eq. 'micm' ) then
-      new_obj => micm_t( config, domain, output )
+    ! else if( component_type .eq. 'micm' ) then
+      ! new_obj => micm_t( config, domain, output )
     else if( component_type .eq. 'musica-emissions' ) then
       new_obj => emissions_t( config, domain, output )
     else if( component_type .eq. 'musica-loss' ) then