diff --git a/doc/dashboards/cee-compute011.sandia.gov/ctest_nightly_tmp.cmake b/doc/dashboards/cee-compute011.sandia.gov/ctest_nightly_tmp.cmake
index 389aa4c5fc..6176b03343 100755
--- a/doc/dashboards/cee-compute011.sandia.gov/ctest_nightly_tmp.cmake
+++ b/doc/dashboards/cee-compute011.sandia.gov/ctest_nightly_tmp.cmake
@@ -447,35 +447,30 @@ if (BUILD_ALB64)
   set(TRILINSTALLDIR ${CTEST_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}/TrilinosInstall) 
   set(BUILDTYPE "RELEASE")
   set(FPE_CHECK "OFF")
-  set(MESH_DEP_ON_SOLN "ON")
   set(MESH_DEP_ON_PARAMS "OFF")
 endif(BUILD_ALB64) 
 if (BUILD_INTEL_ALBANY)
   set(TRILINSTALLDIR ${CTEST_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}/TrilinosIntelInstall)
   set(BUILDTYPE "RELEASE")
   set(FPE_CHECK "OFF")
-  set(MESH_DEP_ON_SOLN "OFF")
   set(MESH_DEP_ON_PARAMS "ON")
 endif (BUILD_INTEL_ALBANY)
 if (BUILD_ALB64CLANG)
   set(TRILINSTALLDIR ${CTEST_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}/TrilinosInstallC11)
   set(BUILDTYPE "RELEASE")
   set(FPE_CHECK "OFF")
-  set(MESH_DEP_ON_SOLN "OFF")
   set(MESH_DEP_ON_PARAMS "OFF")
 endif (BUILD_ALB64CLANG)
 if (BUILD_ALB64CLANGDBG)
   set(TRILINSTALLDIR ${CTEST_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}/TrilinosInstallC11Dbg) 
   set(BUILDTYPE "DEBUG")
   set(FPE_CHECK "ON")
-  set(MESH_DEP_ON_SOLN "OFF")
   set(MESH_DEP_ON_PARAMS "OFF")
 endif (BUILD_ALB64CLANGDBG)
 if (BUILD_ALB64DBG)
   set(TRILINSTALLDIR ${CTEST_INSTALL_DIRECTORY}/TrilinosDbg)
   set(BUILDTYPE "DEBUG")
   set(FPE_CHECK "ON")
-  set(MESH_DEP_ON_SOLN "OFF")
   set(MESH_DEP_ON_PARAMS "OFF")
 endif (BUILD_ALB64DBG)
 
@@ -485,7 +480,6 @@ endif (BUILD_ALB64DBG)
     "-DENABLE_LANDICE:BOOL=ON"
     "-DENABLE_UNIT_TESTS:BOOL=ON"
     "-DENABLE_STRONG_FPE_CHECK:BOOL=ON"
-    "-DENABLE_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION:BOOL=${MESH_DEP_ON_SOLN}"
     "-DENABLE_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_PARAMETERS:BOOL=${MESH_DEP_ON_PARAMS}"
     "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=${BUILDTYPE}"
     "-DENABLE_STRONG_FPE_CHECK:BOOL=${FPE_CHECK}"
diff --git a/src/Albany_config.h.in b/src/Albany_config.h.in
index 0b2d982f00..2a1fcb2a35 100644
--- a/src/Albany_config.h.in
+++ b/src/Albany_config.h.in
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 // Whether mesh and parameters depend on each others and/or solution
 #cmakedefine ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_PARAMETERS
-#cmakedefine ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 
 // Cuda options
 #cmakedefine ALBANY_CUDA_ERROR_CHECK
diff --git a/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOBase.hpp b/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOBase.hpp
index 040c43ef2f..d5e23ec066 100644
--- a/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOBase.hpp
+++ b/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOBase.hpp
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ constructInterpolationEvaluators (PHX::FieldManager<PHAL::AlbanyTraits>& fm0)
 //    if (st==FieldScalarType::ParamScalar) {
 //      useMemoization &= !Albany::params_depend_on_solution();
 //    } else if (st==FieldScalarType::MeshScalar) {
-//      useMemoization &= !Albany::mesh_depends_on_solution() && !Albany::mesh_depends_on_parameters();
+//      useMemoization &= !Albany::mesh_depends_on_parameters();
 //    }
 
     // Get the needs of this field
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ constructInterpolationEvaluators (PHX::FieldManager<PHAL::AlbanyTraits>& fm0)
 //      if (st==FieldScalarType::ParamScalar) {
 //        useMemoization &= !Albany::params_depend_on_solution();
 //      } else if (st==FieldScalarType::MeshScalar) {
-//        useMemoization &= !Albany::mesh_depends_on_solution() && !Albany::mesh_depends_on_parameters();
+//        useMemoization &= !Albany::mesh_depends_on_parameters();
 //      }
 
       // Get the right evaluator utils for this field.
diff --git a/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOThickness.cpp b/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOThickness.cpp
index 0e3042f9eb..73cd78cce7 100644
--- a/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOThickness.cpp
+++ b/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOThickness.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void StokesFOThickness::setFieldsProperties () {
   StokesFOBase::setFieldsProperties();
 
   // Fix the scalar type of ice_thickness_name, since in StokesFOThickness it depends on the solution.
-  // Note: the ST of surface_height doesn't *need* to be Scalar if MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION=OFF,
+  // Note: the ST of surface_height doesn't *need* to be Scalar,
   //       But if they don't match StokesFOLateralResid would need a second template argument.
   //       This simply makes life easier.
   setSingleFieldProperties(ice_thickness_name, FRT::Scalar, FST::Scalar);
diff --git a/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOThickness.hpp b/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOThickness.hpp
index bbe4df167f..ef7d12b8a8 100644
--- a/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOThickness.hpp
+++ b/src/LandIce/problems/LandIce_StokesFOThickness.hpp
@@ -252,35 +252,9 @@ void StokesFOThickness::constructThicknessEvaluators (PHX::FieldManager<PHAL::Al
   ev = Teuchos::rcp(new LandIce::ThicknessResid<EvalT,PHAL::AlbanyTraits>(*p,dl));
   fm0.template registerEvaluator<EvalT>(ev);
 
-  if (Albany::mesh_depends_on_solution()) {
-    //--- Gather Coordinates ---//
-    p = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::ParameterList("Gather Coordinate Vector"));
-
-    // Output:: Coordinate Vector at vertices
-    p->set<std::string>("Coordinate Vector Name", "Coord Vec Old");
-
-    ev =  Teuchos::rcp(new PHAL::GatherCoordinateVector<EvalT,PHAL::AlbanyTraits>(*p,dl));
-    fm0.template registerEvaluator<EvalT>(ev);
-
-    //--- Update Z Coordinate ---//
-    p = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::ParameterList("Update Z Coordinate"));
-
-    // Input
-    p->set<std::string>("Old Coords Name", "Coord Vec Old");
-    p->set<std::string>("New Coords Name", Albany::coord_vec_name);
-    p->set<std::string>("Thickness Increment Name", "Extruded " + dof_names[1]);
-    p->set<std::string>("Past Thickness Name", initial_ice_thickness_name);
-    p->set<std::string>("Top Surface Name", surface_height_name);
-    p->set<std::string>("Bed Topography Name", bed_topography_name);
-    p->set<Teuchos::ParameterList*>("Physical Parameter List", &params->sublist("LandIce Physical Parameters"));
-
-    ev = Teuchos::rcp(new LandIce::UpdateZCoordinateMovingTop<EvalT,PHAL::AlbanyTraits>(*p, dl));
-    fm0.template registerEvaluator<EvalT>(ev);
-  } else {
-    //---- Gather coordinates
-    ev = evalUtils.constructGatherCoordinateVectorEvaluator();
-    fm0.template registerEvaluator<EvalT> (ev);
-  }
+  //---- Gather coordinates
+  ev = evalUtils.constructGatherCoordinateVectorEvaluator();
+  fm0.template registerEvaluator<EvalT> (ev);
 
   //--- Compute actual thickness --- //
   p = Teuchos::rcp(new Teuchos::ParameterList("Update Thickness"));
diff --git a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFGradInterpolation.hpp b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFGradInterpolation.hpp
index 37bfbd432e..cece7ee5de 100644
--- a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFGradInterpolation.hpp
+++ b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFGradInterpolation.hpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class FastSolutionGradInterpolationBase : public DOFGradInterpolationBase<EvalT,
   }
 };
 
-#ifndef ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION  //assumes that the bases gradients are not FAD types
+//this class assumes that the bases gradients are not FAD types
 template<typename Traits>
 class FastSolutionGradInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT>
       : public DOFGradInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT> {
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ class FastSolutionGradInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, ty
 #endif
 
 };
-#endif //ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 
 // Some shortcut names
 template<typename EvalT, typename Traits>
diff --git a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFGradInterpolation_Def.hpp b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFGradInterpolation_Def.hpp
index a6598229a7..abb60eec6d 100644
--- a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFGradInterpolation_Def.hpp
+++ b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFGradInterpolation_Def.hpp
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ evaluateFields(typename Traits::EvalData workset)
 
 }
 //Specialization for Jacobian evaluation taking advantage of the sparsity of the derivatives
+//Note, this assumes that the mesh is not FAD type
 // *********************************************************************
-#ifndef ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 
 // Kokkos kernel for Jacobian
 #ifdef ALBANY_KOKKOS_UNDER_DEVELOPMENT
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ evaluateFields(typename Traits::EvalData workset)
 
 
 }
-#endif //ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 
 //**********************************************************************
 
diff --git a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorGradInterpolation.hpp b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorGradInterpolation.hpp
index c468a663b6..afd2d54e0d 100644
--- a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorGradInterpolation.hpp
+++ b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorGradInterpolation.hpp
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ class FastSolutionTensorGradInterpolationBase : public DOFTensorGradInterpolatio
 
 
 //! Specialization for Jacobian evaluation taking advantage of known sparsity
-#ifndef ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 template<typename Traits>
 class FastSolutionTensorGradInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT>
   : public DOFTensorGradInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT>
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ class FastSolutionTensorGradInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Trai
 
   std::size_t offset;
 };
-#endif
 
 // Some shortcut names
 template<typename EvalT, typename Traits>
diff --git a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorGradInterpolation_Def.hpp b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorGradInterpolation_Def.hpp
index cd3c7b7c6b..85a70dc84d 100644
--- a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorGradInterpolation_Def.hpp
+++ b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorGradInterpolation_Def.hpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ namespace PHAL {
 //Specialization for Jacobian evaluation taking advantage of the sparsity of the derivatives
 
   //**********************************************************************
-#ifndef ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
   template<typename Traits>
   void FastSolutionTensorGradInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT>::
   evaluateFields(typename Traits::EvalData workset)
@@ -101,6 +100,5 @@ namespace PHAL {
       }
     }
   }
-#endif
 
 } // Namespace PHAL
diff --git a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorInterpolation.hpp b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorInterpolation.hpp
index d2d1f690fd..9f4ee23b24 100644
--- a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorInterpolation.hpp
+++ b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorInterpolation.hpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class FastSolutionTensorInterpolationBase : public DOFTensorInterpolationBase<Ev
 
 
 //! Specialization for Jacobian evaluation taking advantage of known sparsity
-#ifndef ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
+//! This assumes that the mesh coordinates are not a FAD type
 template<typename Traits>
 class FastSolutionTensorInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT>
   : public DOFTensorInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT>
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ class FastSolutionTensorInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits,
 
   std::size_t offset;
 };
-#endif
 
 
 // Some shortcut names
diff --git a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorInterpolation_Def.hpp b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorInterpolation_Def.hpp
index 27343bc980..e3b4fa543e 100644
--- a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorInterpolation_Def.hpp
+++ b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFTensorInterpolation_Def.hpp
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ evaluateFields(typename Traits::EvalData workset)
 //**********************************************************************
 //! Specialization for Jacobian evaluation taking advantage of known sparsity
 
-#ifndef ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 template<typename Traits>
 void FastSolutionTensorInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT>::
 evaluateFields(typename Traits::EvalData workset)
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ evaluateFields(typename Traits::EvalData workset)
     }
   }
 }
-#endif //ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 //**********************************************************************
 
 } // Namespace PHAL
diff --git a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecGradInterpolation.hpp b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecGradInterpolation.hpp
index f708369691..0a2ca6a174 100644
--- a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecGradInterpolation.hpp
+++ b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecGradInterpolation.hpp
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ class FastSolutionVecGradInterpolationBase : public DOFVecGradInterpolationBase<
 };
 
 //! Specialization for Jacobian evaluation taking advantage of known sparsity
-#ifndef ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
+//! This assumes that the Mesh coordinates are not a FAD type
+
 template<typename Traits>
 class FastSolutionVecGradInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT>
   : public DOFVecGradInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT>
@@ -147,7 +148,6 @@ class FastSolutionVecGradInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits,
 
 #endif
 };
-#endif //ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 
 // Some shortcut names
 template<typename EvalT, typename Traits>
diff --git a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecGradInterpolation_Def.hpp b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecGradInterpolation_Def.hpp
index c4bf46cdc2..4012d41f1f 100644
--- a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecGradInterpolation_Def.hpp
+++ b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecGradInterpolation_Def.hpp
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ namespace PHAL {
   }
 
   // Specialization for Jacobian evaluation taking advantage of known sparsity
+  // This assumes that mesh coordinates are not FAD types
   //**********************************************************************
   //Kokkos functor Jacobian
-#ifndef ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 #ifdef ALBANY_KOKKOS_UNDER_DEVELOPMENT
   template<typename Traits>
   KOKKOS_INLINE_FUNCTION
@@ -192,6 +192,5 @@ namespace PHAL {
 
 #endif
   }
-#endif //ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 
 } // Namespace PHAL
diff --git a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecInterpolation.hpp b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecInterpolation.hpp
index 15ba3225a9..41dc7d24b5 100644
--- a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecInterpolation.hpp
+++ b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecInterpolation.hpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class FastSolutionVecInterpolationBase
 };
 
 //! Specialization for Jacobian evaluation taking advantage of known sparsity
-#ifndef ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
+// This assumes that the Mesh coordinates are not of FAD type
 template<typename Traits>
 class FastSolutionVecInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT>
   : public DOFVecInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typename PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian::ScalarT>
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ class FastSolutionVecInterpolationBase<PHAL::AlbanyTraits::Jacobian, Traits, typ
 
   std::size_t offset;
 };
-#endif //ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 
 // Some shortcut names
 template<typename EvalT, typename Traits>
diff --git a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecInterpolation_Def.hpp b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecInterpolation_Def.hpp
index 3d60e66a26..6523bb9d19 100644
--- a/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecInterpolation_Def.hpp
+++ b/src/evaluators/interpolation/PHAL_DOFVecInterpolation_Def.hpp
@@ -133,10 +133,9 @@ std::cout<< "DOFVecInterpolationBase Residual time = "  << millisec << "  "  <<
 }
 
 // Specialization for Jacobian evaluation taking advantage of known sparsity
+// This assumes that the Mesh coordinates are not of FAD type
 //**********************************************************************
 
-#ifndef ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
-
 //Kokkos kernel for Jacobian
 template <typename ScalarT, class Device, class MDFieldType, class MDFieldTypeFad1, class MDFieldTypeFad2>
 class VecInterpolationJacob {
@@ -221,6 +220,5 @@ evaluateFields(typename Traits::EvalData workset)
 #endif
 
 }
-#endif //ALBANY_MESH_DEPENDS_ON_SOLUTION
 
 }