diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/python/dags/layers/inspiral.py b/gstlal-inspiral/python/dags/layers/inspiral.py
index 1dfa5647991f0ef27b64cb42f97d01689a14b053..78d32938bf7a44060361c1f50a451e8573ec0260 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/python/dags/layers/inspiral.py
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/python/dags/layers/inspiral.py
@@ -2202,7 +2202,6 @@ def track_noise_layer(config, dag):
 		# Non-Injection Jobs
 		layer += Node(arguments = [
 				Option("channel-name", f"{ifo}={config.source.channel_name[ifo]}"),
-				Option("out-path", "aggregator")
 			]
 		)
 
@@ -2211,7 +2210,6 @@ def track_noise_layer(config, dag):
 			inj_layer += Node(arguments = [
                                         Option("channel-name", f"{ifo}={config.source.channel_name[ifo]}"),
                                         Option("injection-channel"),
-                                        Option("out-path", "/dev/null")
                             ]
                     )
 
diff --git a/gstlal-ugly/bin/gstlal_ll_dq b/gstlal-ugly/bin/gstlal_ll_dq
index f60e0427d5bba2ec8ff5ff082a7d71b7919a9864..65410f679a51bcfc885e8ccedb4fdbe3aa49dbb9 100755
--- a/gstlal-ugly/bin/gstlal_ll_dq
+++ b/gstlal-ugly/bin/gstlal_ll_dq
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ def parse_command_line():
 	datasource.append_options(parser)
 
 	# add our own options
-	parser.add_option("--out-path", metavar = "path", default = ".", help = "Write to this path. Default = .")
 	parser.add_option("--sample-rate", metavar = "Hz", default = 4096, type = "int", help = "Sample rate at which to generate the PSD, default 16384 Hz")
 	parser.add_option("--psd-fft-length", metavar = "s", default = 16, type = "int", help = "FFT length, default 8s")
 	parser.add_option("--scald-config", metavar = "path", help = "sets ligo-scald options based on yaml configuration.")
@@ -62,9 +61,8 @@ def parse_command_line():
 	return options, filenames
 
 class NoiseTracker(object):
-	def __init__(self, out_path, instrument, agg_sink, client, tag, injections=False):
+	def __init__(self, instrument, agg_sink, client, tag, injections=False):
 		self.psd = None
-		self.out_path = out_path
 		self.instrument = instrument
 		self.agg_sink = agg_sink
 		self.client = client
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 	instrument = list(gw_data_source_info.channel_dict.keys())[0]
 
 	# set up noise tracker
-	tracker = NoiseTracker(options.out_path, instrument, agg_sink, client, options.analysis_tag, injections=options.injection_channel)
+	tracker = NoiseTracker(instrument, agg_sink, client, options.analysis_tag, injections=options.injection_channel)
 
 	#
 	# build pipeline