diff --git a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/batch.py b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/batch.py
index 37d610d64..e2cdd4aa7 100644
--- a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/batch.py
+++ b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/batch.py
@@ -708,12 +708,6 @@ def _job_name(name: str | None, timestamp: datetime | None) -> str:
                 "If not provided a temporary file will be used."
             ),
         ),
-        click.Option(
-            param_decls=["--nthin", "nthin"],
-            type=click.IntRange(min=5),
-            default=5,
-            help="The number of samples to thin.",
-        ),
         click.Option(
             param_decls=["--id", "--run-id", "run_id"],
             envvar="FLEPI_RUN_INDEX",
@@ -846,7 +840,6 @@ def _click_submit(ctx: click.Context = mock_context, **kwargs) -> None:
         "job_name": job_name,
         "jobs": job_size.jobs,
         "nslots": job_size.simulations,
-        "nthin": kwargs["nthin"],
         "prefix": kwargs["prefix"],
         "project_path": kwargs["project_path"].absolute(),
         "run_id": kwargs["run_id"],
diff --git a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/templates/emcee_inference.sbatch.j2 b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/templates/emcee_inference.sbatch.j2
index c707c73db..d171aff17 100644
--- a/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/templates/emcee_inference.sbatch.j2
+++ b/flepimop/gempyor_pkg/src/gempyor/templates/emcee_inference.sbatch.j2
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ flepimop-calibrate --config $CONFIG_PATH \
     --project_path $PROJECT_PATH \
     --nslots {{ nslots }} \
     --niterations {{ simulations }} \
-    --nthin {{ nthin }} \
     --jobs {{ jobs }} \
     --id {{ run_id }} \
 {%- if prefix is defined and prefix is not none %}