diff --git a/examples/coupled_model/config.yml b/examples/coupled_model/config.yml
index 34d872d..42cd27f 100644
--- a/examples/coupled_model/config.yml
+++ b/examples/coupled_model/config.yml
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ compute_notebooks:
           none:
             climo_nyears: 35
             grid_file: '/glade/campaign/cesm/community/omwg/grids/tx2_3v2_grid.nc'
-            path_model: '/glade/campaign/cesm/development/cross-wg/diagnostic_framework/CUPiD_model_data/ice/'
 
 
 ########### JUPYTER BOOK CONFIG ###########
diff --git a/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_obs_lens.ipynb b/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_obs_lens.ipynb
index c0e8822..896a242 100644
--- a/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_obs_lens.ipynb
+++ b/nblibrary/ice/Hemis_seaice_visual_compare_obs_lens.ipynb
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     "base_end_date = \"\"  # \"0101-01-01\"\n",
     "\n",
     "obs_data_dir = \"\"  # \"/glade/campaign/cesm/development/cross-wg/diagnostic_framework/CUPiD_obs_data\"\n",
+    "path_model = \"\"  # \"/glade/campaign/cesm/development/cross-wg/diagnostic_framework/CUPiD_model_data/ice/\"\n",
     "grid_file = \"\"  # \"/glade/campaign/cesm/community/omwg/grids/tx2_3v2_grid.nc\"\n",
     "climo_nyears = 35\n",
     "\n",
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@
     "path_lens2 = os.path.join(path_model, \"cesm_lens2\")\n",
     "\n",
     "path_nsidc = os.path.join(\n",
-    "    obs_data_dir, \"ice\", \"analysis_datasets\", \"hemispheric_data\", \"NSIDC_SeaIce_extent/\"\n",
+    "    \"ice\", \"analysis_datasets\", \"hemispheric_data\", \"NSIDC_SeaIce_extent/\"\n",
     ")"
    ]
   },