diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 08e17650b93dbaa71573a7e6b0d1913645bbd10e..d4d11ef0c76a2efa5215bacfdf56dc4f1d56d3e9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ micronaut:
         logger-name: http
 
 nshmp-haz:
-  ##
-  # The basin service url
-  # To specify the url to use:
-  #     java -jar build/libs/nshmp-haz.jar --basin-service-url=
-  basin-service-url: ${basin-service-url:https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ws/nshmp/data/basin}
-
   ##
   # The path to the models.
   # To specify the model to use:
diff --git a/ws.Dockerfile b/ws.Dockerfile
index 8bf60131e37ace8518cbdc7674ce576f8d336941..35f812588039b169606d7e1b1b61079b0733bd88 100644
--- a/ws.Dockerfile
+++ b/ws.Dockerfile
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ FROM ${FROM_IMAGE}
 LABEL maintainer="Peter Powers <pmpowers@usgs.gov>, Brandon Clayton <bclayton@usgs.gov>"
 
 ENV CONTEXT_PATH="/"
-ENV BASIN_SERVICE_URL="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/ws/nshmp/data/basin"
 ENV JAVA_OPTS="-Xms2g -Xmx8g"
 ENV MODELS_DIRECTORY="/models"
 
@@ -59,5 +58,4 @@ ENTRYPOINT java \
     -jar \
     nshmp-haz.jar \
     "-Dmicronaut.server.context-path=${CONTEXT_PATH}" \
-    --basin-service-url="${BASIN_SERVICE_URL}" \
     --models="${MODELS_DIRECTORY}";