diff --git a/src/roman_datamodels/maker_utils/_datamodels.py b/src/roman_datamodels/maker_utils/_datamodels.py
index 641f8a26..d626ae82 100644
--- a/src/roman_datamodels/maker_utils/_datamodels.py
+++ b/src/roman_datamodels/maker_utils/_datamodels.py
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ def mk_level2_image(*, shape=(4088, 4088), n_groups=8, filepath=None, **kwargs):
     )
     wfi_image["cal_logs"] = mk_cal_logs(**kwargs)
 
+    wfi_image["wcs"] = None
+
     return save_node(wfi_image, filepath=filepath)
 
 
@@ -189,6 +191,8 @@ def mk_level3_mosaic(*, shape=(4088, 4088), n_images=2, filepath=None, **kwargs)
     )
     wfi_mosaic["cal_logs"] = mk_cal_logs(**kwargs)
 
+    wfi_mosaic["wcs"] = None
+
     return save_node(wfi_mosaic, filepath=filepath)