diff --git a/cime_config/config_component.xml b/cime_config/config_component.xml
index d0267b1f..938e0e31 100644
--- a/cime_config/config_component.xml
+++ b/cime_config/config_component.xml
@@ -821,15 +821,6 @@
     different MPI ranks to different GPUs within the same compute node</desc>
   </entry>
 
-  <entry id="SMP_PRESENT">
-    <type>logical</type>
-    <valid_values>TRUE,FALSE</valid_values>
-    <default_value>FALSE</default_value>
-    <group>build_def</group>
-    <file>env_build.xml</file>
-    <desc>TRUE implies that at least one of the components is built threaded (DO NOT EDIT)</desc>
-  </entry>
-
   <entry id="ESMF_AWARE_THREADING">
     <type>logical</type>
     <valid_values>TRUE,FALSE</valid_values>