diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-metal.m b/ggml/src/ggml-metal.m
index ef86d6873..85e94df06 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-metal.m
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-metal.m
@@ -504,10 +504,6 @@ static struct ggml_backend_metal_context * ggml_metal_init(ggml_backend_dev_t de
                 // dictionary of preprocessor macros
                 NSMutableDictionary * prep = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
 
-#if defined(GGML_METAL_FORCE_FATTN_PREC_F16)
-                [prep setObject:@"1" forKey:@"GGML_METAL_FORCE_FATTN_PREC_F16"];
-#endif
-
                 MTLCompileOptions * options = [MTLCompileOptions new];
                 options.preprocessorMacros = prep;
 
@@ -558,11 +554,6 @@ static struct ggml_backend_metal_context * ggml_metal_init(ggml_backend_dev_t de
         }
     }
 
-#if defined(GGML_METAL_FORCE_FATTN_PREC_F16)
-    GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: GGML_METAL_FORCE_FATTN_PREC_F16  = yes\n", __func__);
-#else
-    GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: GGML_METAL_FORCE_FATTN_PREC_F16  = no\n",  __func__);
-#endif
     GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: simdgroup reduction   = %s\n", __func__, ctx_dev->has_simdgroup_reduction     ? "true" : "false");
     GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: simdgroup matrix mul. = %s\n", __func__, ctx_dev->has_simdgroup_mm            ? "true" : "false");
     GGML_LOG_INFO("%s: bfloat                = %s\n", __func__, ctx_dev->has_bfloat                  ? "true" : "false");
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-metal.metal b/ggml/src/ggml-metal.metal
index d9743ce56..675cba9b6 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-metal.metal
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-metal.metal
@@ -3021,9 +3021,11 @@ kernel void kernel_flash_attn_ext(
                     }
 
                     // cast qk_t -> s_t
-                    s8x8_t mqks(1.0f);
-                    simdgroup_multiply(mqks, mqk, mqks);
-                    simdgroup_store(mqks, ss + 8*cc, TS, 0, false);
+                    //s8x8_t mqks(1.0f);
+                    //simdgroup_multiply(mqks, mqk, mqks);
+                    //simdgroup_store(mqks, ss + 8*cc, TS, 0, false);
+
+                    simdgroup_store(mqk, ss + 8*cc, TS, 0, false);
                 }
             }