diff --git a/convert_hf_to_gguf.py b/convert_hf_to_gguf.py
index 99a76cd70..dbd033678 100755
--- a/convert_hf_to_gguf.py
+++ b/convert_hf_to_gguf.py
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ class Model:
         self.endianess = gguf.GGUFEndian.BIG if is_big_endian else gguf.GGUFEndian.LITTLE
         self.use_temp_file = use_temp_file
         self.lazy = not eager
-        self.model_name = model_name
         self.part_names = Model.get_model_part_names(self.dir_model, "model", ".safetensors")
         self.is_safetensors = len(self.part_names) > 0
         if not self.is_safetensors: