diff --git a/src/lerobot/policies/xvla/configuration_xvla.py b/src/lerobot/policies/xvla/configuration_xvla.py
index 08d232aff..60ebfe911 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/policies/xvla/configuration_xvla.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/policies/xvla/configuration_xvla.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class XVLAConfig(PreTrainedConfig):
     n_obs_steps: int = 1
     chunk_size: int = 32
     n_action_steps: int = 32
-    num_actions: int = 32
 
     normalization_mapping: dict[str, NormalizationMode] = field(
         default_factory=lambda: {
@@ -99,10 +98,8 @@ class XVLAConfig(PreTrainedConfig):
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         super().__post_init__()
 
-        if self.num_actions <= 0:
-            raise ValueError("`num_actions` must be strictly positive.")
-        if self.chunk_size != self.num_actions:
-            self.chunk_size = self.num_actions
+        if self.chunk_size <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("`chunk_size` must be strictly positive.")
         if self.n_action_steps > self.chunk_size:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"`n_action_steps` ({self.n_action_steps}) must be <= `chunk_size` ({self.chunk_size})."
diff --git a/src/lerobot/policies/xvla/modeling_xvla.py b/src/lerobot/policies/xvla/modeling_xvla.py
index bad553fbe..6d1d0dbdf 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/policies/xvla/modeling_xvla.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/policies/xvla/modeling_xvla.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class XVLAModel(nn.Module):
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__()
         self.config = config
-        self.num_actions: int = config.num_actions
+        self.chunk_size: int = config.chunk_size
         self.use_proprio: bool = config.use_proprio
         self.action_space = build_action_space(config.action_mode.lower())
         self.dim_action = self.action_space.dim_action
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class XVLAModel(nn.Module):
         batch_size = input_ids.shape[0]
         action_dim = self.dim_action
 
-        x1 = torch.randn(batch_size, self.num_actions, action_dim, device=proprio.device, dtype=proprio.dtype)
+        x1 = torch.randn(batch_size, self.chunk_size, action_dim, device=proprio.device, dtype=proprio.dtype)
         action = torch.zeros_like(x1)
 
         steps = max(1, int(steps))
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class XVLAPolicy(PreTrainedPolicy):
         actions = batch[ACTION]
         if actions.ndim == 2:
             actions = actions.unsqueeze(1)
-        actions = pad_tensor_along_dim(actions, self.config.num_actions, dim=1)
+        actions = pad_tensor_along_dim(actions, self.config.chunk_size, dim=1)
         if actions.shape[-1] != self.model.dim_action:
             actions = pad_vector(actions, self.model.dim_action)
         return actions