diff --git a/configs/templates/ufs-weather-model-static/spack.yaml b/configs/templates/ufs-weather-model-static/spack.yaml
index 7d72c5a96..03dae162c 100644
--- a/configs/templates/ufs-weather-model-static/spack.yaml
+++ b/configs/templates/ufs-weather-model-static/spack.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ spack:
   concretizer:
     unify: when_possible
   config:
+    deprecated: true
     install_tree:
       root: $env/install
   modules: