diff --git a/examples/llama-3/instruct-dpo-lora-8b.yml b/examples/llama-3/instruct-dpo-lora-8b.yml
index 14febb810a..dc88350358 100644
--- a/examples/llama-3/instruct-dpo-lora-8b.yml
+++ b/examples/llama-3/instruct-dpo-lora-8b.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ rl: dpo
 datasets:
   - path: fozziethebeat/alpaca_messages_2k_dpo_test
     type: chat_template.default
-    chat_template: llama3
     field_messages: conversation
     field_chosen: chosen
     field_rejected: rejected
diff --git a/examples/llama-3/instruct-lora-8b.yml b/examples/llama-3/instruct-lora-8b.yml
index 4acad59999..ae9a8088c3 100644
--- a/examples/llama-3/instruct-lora-8b.yml
+++ b/examples/llama-3/instruct-lora-8b.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ chat_template: llama3
 datasets:
   - path: fozziethebeat/alpaca_messages_2k_test
     type: chat_template
-    chat_template: llama3
     field_messages: messages
     message_field_role: role
     message_field_content: content