diff --git a/datasets.xml b/datasets.xml
index ba92fc2..08b9501 100644
--- a/datasets.xml
+++ b/datasets.xml
@@ -7513,7 +7513,7 @@ https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2017.02.008</att>
   </dataVariable>
 </dataset>
 
-<dataset type="EDDGridFromNcFiles" datasetID="ubcSSgSurfaceTracerFields1hV19-05" active="true">
+<dataset type="EDDGridFromNcFiles" datasetID="ubcSSgSurfaceTracerFields1hV19-05" active="false">
   <reloadEveryNMinutes>10080</reloadEveryNMinutes>
   <updateEveryNMillis>10000</updateEveryNMillis>
   <fileDir>/results2/SalishSea/nowcast-green.201905/</fileDir>
@@ -8431,7 +8431,7 @@ https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2017.02.008</att>
   </dataVariable>
 </dataset>
 
-<dataset type="EDDGridFromNcFiles" datasetID="ubcSSg3DAuxiliaryFields1hV19-05" active="true">
+<dataset type="EDDGridFromNcFiles" datasetID="ubcSSg3DAuxiliaryFields1hV19-05" active="false">
   <reloadEveryNMinutes>10080</reloadEveryNMinutes>
   <updateEveryNMillis>10000</updateEveryNMillis>
   <fileDir>/results2/SalishSea/nowcast-green.201905/</fileDir>
diff --git a/datasets.yaml b/datasets.yaml
index 649f4c0..90fb53a 100644
--- a/datasets.yaml
+++ b/datasets.yaml
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ datasets:
   - ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSg3DwGridFields1hV19-05.xml  # disabled in prep for removal
   - ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSgSurfaceTracerFields1hV19-05.xml  # disabled in prep for removal
   - ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSg3DBiologyFields1hV19-05.xml  # disabled in prep for removal
-  - ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSg3DTracerFields1hV19-05.xml
-  - ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSg3DAuxiliaryFields1hV19-05.xml
+  - ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSg3DTracerFields1hV19-05.xml  # disabled in prep for removal
+  - ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSg3DAuxiliaryFields1hV19-05.xml  # disabled in prep for removal
   # month-averaged fields
   - ssc-nemo-201905/month-average/ubcSSg3DuGridFields1moV19-05.xml  # disabled in prep for removal
   - ssc-nemo-201905/month-average/ubcSSg3DvGridFields1moV19-05.xml  # disabled in prep for removal
diff --git a/datasets/ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSg3DAuxiliaryFields1hV19-05.xml b/datasets/ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSg3DAuxiliaryFields1hV19-05.xml
index 5ad2b46..78a4b0d 100644
--- a/datasets/ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSg3DAuxiliaryFields1hV19-05.xml
+++ b/datasets/ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSg3DAuxiliaryFields1hV19-05.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<dataset type="EDDGridFromNcFiles" datasetID="ubcSSg3DAuxiliaryFields1hV19-05" active="true">
+<dataset type="EDDGridFromNcFiles" datasetID="ubcSSg3DAuxiliaryFields1hV19-05" active="false">
   <reloadEveryNMinutes>10080</reloadEveryNMinutes>
   <updateEveryNMillis>10000</updateEveryNMillis>
   <fileDir>/results2/SalishSea/nowcast-green.201905/</fileDir>
diff --git a/datasets/ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSgSurfaceTracerFields1hV19-05.xml b/datasets/ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSgSurfaceTracerFields1hV19-05.xml
index 50a0a54..ae90fd0 100644
--- a/datasets/ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSgSurfaceTracerFields1hV19-05.xml
+++ b/datasets/ssc-nemo-201905/ubcSSgSurfaceTracerFields1hV19-05.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<dataset type="EDDGridFromNcFiles" datasetID="ubcSSgSurfaceTracerFields1hV19-05" active="true">
+<dataset type="EDDGridFromNcFiles" datasetID="ubcSSgSurfaceTracerFields1hV19-05" active="false">
   <reloadEveryNMinutes>10080</reloadEveryNMinutes>
   <updateEveryNMillis>10000</updateEveryNMillis>
   <fileDir>/results2/SalishSea/nowcast-green.201905/</fileDir>