diff --git a/tests/policies/xvla/test_xvla_original_vs_lerobot.py b/tests/policies/xvla/test_xvla_original_vs_lerobot.py
index c42d1e31f..b7137d793 100644
--- a/tests/policies/xvla/test_xvla_original_vs_lerobot.py
+++ b/tests/policies/xvla/test_xvla_original_vs_lerobot.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import numpy as np
 import pytest
 import torch
 
-pytest.importorskip("timm")
 pytest.importorskip("transformers")
 
 from lerobot.policies.xvla.configuration_xvla import XVLAConfig