diff --git a/zppy/templates/e3sm_diags.bash b/zppy/templates/e3sm_diags.bash
index 83a98a46..922948aa 100644
--- a/zppy/templates/e3sm_diags.bash
+++ b/zppy/templates/e3sm_diags.bash
@@ -101,19 +101,9 @@ create_links_ts()
       YYYY=`printf "%04d" ${year}`
       for file in ${ts_dir_source}/${v}_${YYYY}*.nc
       do
-        # Add this time series file to the list of files for cdscan to use
-        echo ${file} >> ${v}_files.txt
+        cp ${file} ${ts_dir_destination}/${v}_${YYYY}*.nc
       done
     done
-    # xml file will cover the whole period from year1 to year2
-    xml_name=${v}_${begin_year}01_${end_year}12.xml
-    export CDMS_NO_MPI=true
-    cdscan -x ${xml_name} -f ${v}_files.txt
-    if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-      cd {{ scriptDir }}
-      echo "ERROR (${error_num})" > {{ prefix }}.status
-      exit ${error_num}
-    fi
   done
   cd ..
 }
@@ -128,13 +118,7 @@ create_links_ts_rof()
   mkdir -p ${ts_rof_dir_destination}
   cd ${ts_rof_dir_destination}
   v="RIVER_DISCHARGE_OVER_LAND_LIQ"
-  xml_name=${v}_${begin_year}01_${end_year}12.xml
-  cdscan -x ${xml_name} ${ts_rof_dir_source}/${v}_*.nc
-  if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-    cd {{ scriptDir }}
-    echo "ERROR (${error_num})" > {{ prefix }}.status
-    exit ${error_num}
-  fi
+  cp ${ts_rof_dir_source}/${v}_*.nc ${v}_*.nc
   cd ..
 }