diff --git a/languagemodels/__init__.py b/languagemodels/__init__.py
index cc7e3ba..a9b3b2b 100644
--- a/languagemodels/__init__.py
+++ b/languagemodels/__init__.py
@@ -508,8 +508,6 @@ def load_hf_model(hf_path, revision, model_type="instruct"):
 
     env = Environment(loader=BaseLoader())
 
-    chat_template = "{% for message in messages %}{{'<|im_start|>' + message['role'] + '\n' + message['content'] + '<|im_end|>' + '\n'}}{% endfor %}{% if add_generation_prompt %}{{ '<|im_start|>assistant\n' }}{% endif %}"
-
     template = env.from_string(chat_template)
 
     prompt_fmt = template.render(