diff --git a/sherpa-onnx/python/sherpa_onnx/offline_recognizer.py b/sherpa-onnx/python/sherpa_onnx/offline_recognizer.py
index 98e3d078e0..d8ab6709df 100644
--- a/sherpa-onnx/python/sherpa_onnx/offline_recognizer.py
+++ b/sherpa-onnx/python/sherpa_onnx/offline_recognizer.py
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@ def from_fire_red_asr(
             num_threads=num_threads,
             debug=debug,
             provider=provider,
-            model_type="fire_red_asr",
         )
 
         feat_config = FeatureExtractorConfig(