diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a0d6d66..2b20d79 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ Ket.ai.session-journal
 whisper/ggml-large-v3.bin
 whisper/whisper.exe
 test2.py
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/ketard.py b/ketard.py
index db9e8d5..8901f5b 100644
--- a/ketard.py
+++ b/ketard.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 VERSION = data.get("version", "1.0")
 API_URL = data.get("api_url", "http://localhost:8000")
 LLM_MODEL = data.get("llm_model", "default_model")
-WHISPER_MODEL = data.get("whisper_model", "default_whisper") + ".bin"
 GEN_COMMANDS = data.get("gen_commands", ["gen"])
 
 # Set up logging
diff --git a/settings.json.example b/settings.json.example
index 74df370..61a033d 100644
--- a/settings.json.example
+++ b/settings.json.example
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   "debug_token": "optional. debug token for testing purposes",
   "api_url": "http://localhost:11434",
   "llm_model": "phi3:mini",
-  "whisper_model": "ggml-large-v3",
   "version": "3.0",
   "debug": false,
   "lite": false,