diff --git a/.github/actions/nlp_template_test/action.yml b/.github/actions/nlp_template_test/action.yml
index ce39d3a..cb904ff 100644
--- a/.github/actions/nlp_template_test/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/nlp_template_test/action.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ runs:
         UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT: '1500'
       run: |
         uv pip install --system -r ./local_checkout/all-requirements.txt
-        uv pip install --system accelerate torchvision
+        uv pip install --system torchvision
 
     - name: Run pytests
       shell: bash
diff --git a/template/config.yaml b/template/config.yaml
index 8630f12..acb3bff 100644
--- a/template/config.yaml
+++ b/template/config.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ settings:
       - mlflow
       - discord
     requirements:
-      - accelerate
       - zenml[server]
 
 extra:
diff --git a/template/requirements.txt b/template/requirements.txt
index f7f9817..2b53a27 100644
--- a/template/requirements.txt
+++ b/template/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 torchvision
-accelerate
 gradio
 zenml[server]>=0.56.3