diff --git a/schemes/musica/tuvx/musica_ccpp_tuvx_surface_albedo.F90 b/schemes/musica/tuvx/musica_ccpp_tuvx_surface_albedo.F90
index 3761a36f..751d18c6 100644
--- a/schemes/musica/tuvx/musica_ccpp_tuvx_surface_albedo.F90
+++ b/schemes/musica/tuvx/musica_ccpp_tuvx_surface_albedo.F90
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ module musica_ccpp_tuvx_surface_albedo
             surface_albedo_label, surface_albedo_unit
 
   !> Label for surface albedo in TUV-x
-  character(len=*), parameter :: surface_albedo_label = "surface_albedo"
+  character(len=*), parameter :: surface_albedo_label = "surface albedo"
   !> Unit for surface albedo in TUV-x
-  character(len=*), parameter :: surface_albedo_unit = "" ! unitless
+  character(len=*), parameter :: surface_albedo_unit = "none"
   !> Default value of number of wavelength bins
   integer, parameter :: DEFAULT_NUM_WAVELENGTH_BINS = 0
   !> Number of wavelength bins
diff --git a/test/musica/test_musica_api.F90 b/test/musica/test_musica_api.F90
index 7386de86..6b4d4154 100644
--- a/test/musica/test_musica_api.F90
+++ b/test/musica/test_musica_api.F90
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ subroutine test_musica_ccpp_api()
     geopotential_height_wrt_surface_at_interface(2,:) = (/ 3000.0_kind_phys, 500.0_kind_phys, -1500.0_kind_phys /)
     surface_temperature = (/ 300.0_kind_phys, 300.0_kind_phys /)
     surface_geopotential = (/ 100.0_kind_phys, 200.0_kind_phys /)
-    surface_albedo = 20.0_kind_phys
+    surface_albedo = 0.10_kind_phys
     standard_gravitational_acceleration = 10.0_kind_phys
     temperature(:,1) = (/ 100._kind_phys, 200._kind_phys /)
     temperature(:,2) = (/ 300._kind_phys, 400._kind_phys /)
diff --git a/test/musica/tuvx/configs/ts1_tsmlt.json b/test/musica/tuvx/configs/ts1_tsmlt.json
index c85d085d..b2a2f986 100644
--- a/test/musica/tuvx/configs/ts1_tsmlt.json
+++ b/test/musica/tuvx/configs/ts1_tsmlt.json
@@ -48,16 +48,6 @@
          "month": 3,
          "day": 21
       },
-      {
-         "name": "surface albedo",
-         "type": "from config file",
-         "units": "none",
-         "uniform value": 0.10,
-         "grid": {
-           "name": "wavelength",
-           "units": "nm"
-         }
-      },
       {
          "name": "extraterrestrial flux",
          "enable diagnostics" : true,