diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8184cf2..033ef8b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ plots*
 *.csv
 output/
 .requirements_installed
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/eval.py b/eval.py
index a1edd2c..932e547 100644
--- a/eval.py
+++ b/eval.py
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ def get_device(requested_device):
         return torch.device(requested_device)
     if torch.cuda.is_available():
         return torch.device("cuda")
-    if torch.backends.mps.is_available():
-        return torch.device("mps")
     return torch.device("cpu")
 
 
diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 6e9f0bc..27d730c 100644
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ def get_device(requested_device):
         return torch.device(requested_device)
     if torch.cuda.is_available():
         return torch.device("cuda")
-    if torch.backends.mps.is_available():
-        return torch.device("mps")
     return torch.device("cpu")