diff --git a/components/cmake/build_model.cmake b/components/cmake/build_model.cmake
index 9b536089d94..3642c27ac8c 100644
--- a/components/cmake/build_model.cmake
+++ b/components/cmake/build_model.cmake
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ macro(build_model COMP_CLASS COMP_NAME)
     set(ATS_DIR "$ENV{ATS_DIR}")
     if (NOT ATS_DIR STREQUAL "")
       set(Amanzi_DIR "${ATS_DIR}/lib")
-      find_package(HDF5 REQUIRED)
-      find_package(NETCDF REQUIRED)
+      #find_package(HDF5 REQUIRED)
+      #find_package(NETCDF REQUIRED)
       find_package(Amanzi REQUIRED)
       target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} amanzi_elm_ats)
     endif()