diff --git a/tests/driver_src/marbl.F90 b/tests/driver_src/marbl.F90
index 5689119c..f61f3000 100644
--- a/tests/driver_src/marbl.F90
+++ b/tests/driver_src/marbl.F90
@@ -373,9 +373,6 @@ Program marbl
       if (.not. marbl_instances(1)%StatusLog%labort_marbl) then
         ! Log tracers requested for initialization
         call driver_status_log%log_header('Requested tracers', subname)
-        ! Provide message if no tracers are requested
-        if (size(marbl_instances(1)%tracer_metadata) == 0) &
-          call driver_status_log%log_noerror('No tracers requested!', subname)
         do n=1, size(marbl_instances(1)%tracer_metadata)
           write(log_message, "(I0, 5A)") n, '. ',                                &
             trim(marbl_instances(1)%tracer_metadata(n)%short_name), ' (units: ', &
@@ -393,9 +390,6 @@ Program marbl
       if (.not. marbl_instances(1)%StatusLog%labort_marbl) then
         ! Log requested surface forcing fields
         call driver_status_log%log_header('Requested surface forcing fields', subname)
-        ! Provide message if no surface flux forcings are requested
-        if (size(marbl_instances(1)%surface_flux_forcings) == 0) &
-          call driver_status_log%log_noerror('No forcing fields requested!', subname)
         do n=1,size(marbl_instances(1)%surface_flux_forcings)
           write(log_message, "(I0, 5A)") n, '. ', &
                 trim(marbl_instances(1)%surface_flux_forcings(n)%metadata%varname), &
@@ -407,7 +401,7 @@ Program marbl
         call driver_status_log%log_header('Requested interior forcing fields', subname)
         ! Provide message if no itnerior tendency forcings are requested
         if (size(marbl_instances(1)%interior_tendency_forcings) == 0) &
-          call driver_status_log%log_noerror('No forcing fields requested!', subname)
+          call driver_status_log%log_noerror('No forcing fields requested for interior_tendency_compute()!', subname)
         do n=1,size(marbl_instances(1)%interior_tendency_forcings)
           write(log_message, "(I0, 5A)") n, '. ', &
                trim(marbl_instances(1)%interior_tendency_forcings(n)%metadata%varname), &