diff --git a/run_af2/src/run_af2/_shared.py b/run_af2/src/run_af2/_shared.py
index 0995ccbe8ecdbaac3c5c68846fe8e7e9ac54fa44..eee1d955964b6df6dfe5d3a846720e27a0b38ae4 100644
--- a/run_af2/src/run_af2/_shared.py
+++ b/run_af2/src/run_af2/_shared.py
@@ -85,14 +85,6 @@ def parse_af2_arguments(parser):
         metavar="<YYYY-MM-DD>",
         default=None,
     )
-    af2_group.add_argument(
-        "-m",
-        "--model-names",
-        nargs="+",
-        help="List of DL models to use for modelling",
-        metavar="<DL MODEL>",
-        default=["model_1", "model_2", "model_3", "model_4", "model_5"],
-    )
     af2_group.add_argument(
         "-g",
         "--use-gpu",
diff --git a/run_af2/src/run_af2/run_singularity.py b/run_af2/src/run_af2/run_singularity.py
index 6beef8689c42b509aae9ecedc65cd63377ac1c2d..165f788753dcfb798ec5b2528d10102bcbcb5574 100644
--- a/run_af2/src/run_af2/run_singularity.py
+++ b/run_af2/src/run_af2/run_singularity.py
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ def _assemble_singularity_call(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
     snglrty_fasta,
     snglrty_out,
     max_template_date,
-    model_names,
     af2_image,
     snglrty_bin,
     tmpdir,
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@ def _assemble_singularity_call(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
             f"{af2_image}",
             f"--fasta_paths={','.join(snglrty_fasta)}",
             f"--output_dir={snglrty_out}",
-            f"--model_names={','.join(model_names)}",
             f"--max_template_date={max_template_date}",
             f"--db_preset={db_preset}",
             "--logtostderr",
@@ -186,7 +184,6 @@ def run_af2_singularity_image(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
     fasta_files,
     output_dir,
     max_template_date=None,
-    model_names=None,
     use_gpu=False,
     db_preset="full_dbs",
     af2_image_file=None,
@@ -231,9 +228,6 @@ def run_af2_singularity_image(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
                               considered.If None, set to tomorrow so all
                               templates are included.
     :type max_template_date: :class:`str`
-    :param model_names: model_names parameter of AF2. DL models to use for
-                        modelling.
-    :type model_names: :class:`list` of :class:`str`
     :param use_gpu: Run the AF2 pipeline using GPUs or not.
     :type use_gpu: :class:`bool`
     :param db_preset: Model configuration - no ensembling and smaller genetic
@@ -294,8 +288,6 @@ def run_af2_singularity_image(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
     # Since the number of arguments to this function is already high, we allow
     # more local variables than defined by PEP8.
     # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
-    if model_names is None:
-        model_names = ["model_1", "model_2", "model_3", "model_4", "model_5"]
     tmpdir = os.getenv(tmpdir_var)
     if tmpdir is None:
         raise ValueError(f"tmpdir_var {tmpdir_var} must not be empty.")
@@ -339,7 +331,6 @@ def run_af2_singularity_image(  # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
         snglrty_fasta,
         bind_out,
         max_template_date,
-        model_names,
         af2_image_file,
         snglrty_bin,
         tmpdir,
@@ -406,7 +397,6 @@ def main():
             opts.fasta_files,
             opts.output_dir,
             opts.max_template_date,
-            opts.model_names,
             opts.use_gpu,
             opts.db_preset,
             af2_image_file=opts.singularity_image,