diff --git a/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py b/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py
index d2078dfb18..189bedc18f 100644
--- a/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py
+++ b/parsl/executors/globus_compute.py
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         executor: Executor,
         label: str = 'GlobusComputeExecutor',
-        resource_specification: Optional[dict] = None,
-        user_endpoint_config: Optional[dict] = None,
     ):
         """
         Parameters
@@ -54,17 +52,6 @@ def __init__(
 
         label:
             a label to name the executor
-
-        resource_specification:
-            Specify resource requirements for individual task execution.
-
-        user_endpoint_config:
-            User endpoint configuration values as described
-            and allowed by endpoint administrators. Must be a JSON-serializable dict
-            or None. Refer docs from `globus-compute
-            <https://globus-compute.readthedocs.io/en/latest/endpoints/endpoints.html#templating-endpoint-configuration>`_
-            for more info.
-
         """
         if not _globus_compute_enabled:
             raise OptionalModuleMissing(
@@ -74,8 +61,8 @@ def __init__(
 
         super().__init__()
         self.executor: Executor = executor
-        self.resource_specification = resource_specification
-        self.user_endpoint_config = user_endpoint_config
+        self.resource_specification = self.executor.resource_specification
+        self.user_endpoint_config = self.executor.user_endpoint_config
         self.label = label
 
     def start(self) -> None:
diff --git a/parsl/tests/unit/test_globus_compute_executor.py b/parsl/tests/unit/test_globus_compute_executor.py
index 810e3650de..b65ff92047 100644
--- a/parsl/tests/unit/test_globus_compute_executor.py
+++ b/parsl/tests/unit/test_globus_compute_executor.py
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ def test_gc_executor_label(mock_ex, randomstring):
 def test_gc_executor_resets_spec_after_submit(mock_ex, randomstring):
     submit_res = {randomstring(): "some submit res"}
     res = {"some": randomstring(), "spec": randomstring()}
-    gce = GlobusComputeExecutor(mock_ex, resource_specification=res)
+    mock_ex.resource_specification = res
+    mock_ex.user_endpoint_config = None
+    gce = GlobusComputeExecutor(mock_ex)
 
     fn = mock.Mock()
     orig_res = mock_ex.resource_specification