diff --git a/definitions/grib2/cfVarName.def b/definitions/grib2/cfVarName.def
index 8502798d2..35cf7c79a 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/cfVarName.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/cfVarName.def
@@ -11258,12 +11258,6 @@
 	 parameterCategory = 19 ;
 	 parameterNumber = 43 ;
 	}
-#Soil moisture
-'sm' = {
-	 discipline = 2 ;
-	 parameterCategory = 3 ;
-	 parameterNumber = 19 ;
-	}
 #10 metre u-component of neutral wind
 'u10n' = {
 	 discipline = 0 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/name.def b/definitions/grib2/name.def
index 819ad1af9..1891762ec 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/name.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/name.def
@@ -11258,12 +11258,6 @@
 	 parameterCategory = 19 ;
 	 parameterNumber = 43 ;
 	}
-#Soil moisture
-'Soil moisture' = {
-	 discipline = 2 ;
-	 parameterCategory = 3 ;
-	 parameterNumber = 19 ;
-	}
 #10 metre u-component of neutral wind
 '10 metre u-component of neutral wind' = {
 	 discipline = 0 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/paramId.def b/definitions/grib2/paramId.def
index e60c16b6d..be91d6934 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/paramId.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/paramId.def
@@ -11258,12 +11258,6 @@
 	 parameterCategory = 19 ;
 	 parameterNumber = 43 ;
 	}
-#Soil moisture
-'228039' = {
-	 discipline = 2 ;
-	 parameterCategory = 3 ;
-	 parameterNumber = 19 ;
-	}
 #10 metre u-component of neutral wind
 '228131' = {
 	 discipline = 0 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/shortName.def b/definitions/grib2/shortName.def
index a35b7af85..2f9975fcf 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/shortName.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/shortName.def
@@ -11258,12 +11258,6 @@
 	 parameterCategory = 19 ;
 	 parameterNumber = 43 ;
 	}
-#Soil moisture
-'sm' = {
-	 discipline = 2 ;
-	 parameterCategory = 3 ;
-	 parameterNumber = 19 ;
-	}
 #10 metre u-component of neutral wind
 'u10n' = {
 	 discipline = 0 ;
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/units.def b/definitions/grib2/units.def
index ca27212b5..46a9ab110 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/units.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/units.def
@@ -11258,12 +11258,6 @@
 	 parameterCategory = 19 ;
 	 parameterNumber = 43 ;
 	}
-#Soil moisture
-'kg m**-3' = {
-	 discipline = 2 ;
-	 parameterCategory = 3 ;
-	 parameterNumber = 19 ;
-	}
 #10 metre u-component of neutral wind
 'm s**-1' = {
 	 discipline = 0 ;