diff --git a/workflows/examples/create_collection_from_zarr_conus404-daily.ipynb b/workflows/examples/create_collection_from_zarr_conus404-daily.ipynb
index 9cc827369fb22371950bbe079ae43be7226e26ea..ee074a38dec71c962269a2509d19e0b02e48ffbd 100644
--- a/workflows/examples/create_collection_from_zarr_conus404-daily.ipynb
+++ b/workflows/examples/create_collection_from_zarr_conus404-daily.ipynb
@@ -200,8 +200,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "ds  = ds.metpy.parse_cf()\n",
-    "crs = ds[list(ds.keys())[0]].metpy.cartopy_crs"
+    "crs = pyproj.CRS.from_cf(ds.rcm_map.attrs)"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/workflows/examples/create_item_from_zarr_conus404-daily.ipynb b/workflows/examples/create_item_from_zarr_conus404-daily.ipynb
index ee25742835bfe01d9be056ec7d930ca8db03ec84..f9393e612aada4d06517113b201bcfed501da48f 100644
--- a/workflows/examples/create_item_from_zarr_conus404-daily.ipynb
+++ b/workflows/examples/create_item_from_zarr_conus404-daily.ipynb
@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "ds  = ds.metpy.parse_cf()\n",
-    "crs = ds[list(ds.keys())[0]].metpy.cartopy_crs"
+    "crs = pyproj.CRS.from_cf(ds.rcm_map.attrs)"
    ]
   },
   {