diff --git a/deepof_experiments.smk b/deepof_experiments.smk
index 34464202bcc1d0bfc863030e1d49b953f5a94299..f34458aa655dd44dc6b8db819b74252be4db5450 100644
--- a/deepof_experiments.smk
+++ b/deepof_experiments.smk
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ rule coarse_hyperparameter_tuning:
         "--next-sequence-prediction {wildcards.nspredweight} "
         "--phenotype-prediction {wildcards.phenpredweight} "
         "--rule-based-prediction {wildcards.rulesweight} "
-        "--variational True "
         "--loss {wildcards.loss} "
         "--kl-warmup 30 "
         "--mmd-warmup 30 "
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ rule train_models:
         "--next-sequence-prediction {wildcards.nspredweight} "
         "--phenotype-prediction {wildcards.phenpredweight} "
         "--rule-based-prediction {wildcards.rulesweight} "
-        "--variational True "
         "--latent-reg {wildcards.latreg} "
         "--loss {wildcards.loss} "
         "--kl-annealing-mode {wildcards.warmup_mode} "