diff --git a/library/fp8_optimization_utils.py b/library/fp8_optimization_utils.py
index 82ec6bfc..02f99ab6 100644
--- a/library/fp8_optimization_utils.py
+++ b/library/fp8_optimization_utils.py
@@ -220,10 +220,6 @@ def quantize_weight(
         tensor_max = torch.max(torch.abs(tensor).view(-1))
         scale = tensor_max / max_value
 
-    # Calculate scale factor
-    scale = torch.max(torch.abs(tensor.flatten())) / max_value
-    # print(f"Optimizing {key} with scale: {scale}")
-
     # numerical safety
     scale = torch.clamp(scale, min=1e-8)
     scale = scale.to(torch.float32)  # ensure scale is in float32 for division