diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 3e21cee..3953eb1 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ def build_options(**extra: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     opts.setdefault("disable_image_extraction", False)
     opts.setdefault("output_dir", marker_settings.OUTPUT_DIR)
     opts.setdefault("llm_service", DEFAULT_LLM_SERVICE)
-    opts.setdefault("use_llm", DEFAULT_USE_LLM)
 
     # Pass default LLM settings from environment if not explicitly provided
     if DEFAULT_OPENAI_BASE_URL: