diff --git a/launcher_scripts/conf/training/llama/llama3_1_8b.yaml b/launcher_scripts/conf/training/llama/llama3_1_8b.yaml
index 2f7838644..5a82f5abb 100644
--- a/launcher_scripts/conf/training/llama/llama3_1_8b.yaml
+++ b/launcher_scripts/conf/training/llama/llama3_1_8b.yaml
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ model:
   num_micro_batches_with_partial_activation_checkpoints: null
   activations_checkpoint_layers_per_pipeline: null
   sequence_parallel: false
-  sequence_parallel: false
   deterministic_mode: false
 
   ## Transformer Engine