diff --git a/machine-learning/app/models/base.py b/machine-learning/app/models/base.py
index 1c019969b4..3bbd1a0289 100644
--- a/machine-learning/app/models/base.py
+++ b/machine-learning/app/models/base.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class InferenceModel(ABC):
             f"immich-app/{clean_name(self.model_name)}",
             cache_dir=self.cache_dir,
             local_dir=self.cache_dir,
-            local_dir_use_symlinks=False,
             ignore_patterns=ignore_patterns,
         )
 
diff --git a/machine-learning/app/test_main.py b/machine-learning/app/test_main.py
index 17fdb5b1fa..5f8e5b9e9c 100644
--- a/machine-learning/app/test_main.py
+++ b/machine-learning/app/test_main.py
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class TestBase:
             "immich-app/ViT-B-32__openai",
             cache_dir=encoder.cache_dir,
             local_dir=encoder.cache_dir,
-            local_dir_use_symlinks=False,
             ignore_patterns=["*.armnn"],
         )
 
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ class TestBase:
             "immich-app/ViT-B-32__openai",
             cache_dir=encoder.cache_dir,
             local_dir=encoder.cache_dir,
-            local_dir_use_symlinks=False,
             ignore_patterns=[],
         )