diff --git a/src/pyrovelocity/tasks/summarize.py b/src/pyrovelocity/tasks/summarize.py
index bc07302d3..af9d0750e 100644
--- a/src/pyrovelocity/tasks/summarize.py
+++ b/src/pyrovelocity/tasks/summarize.py
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@ def summarize_dataset(
     volcano_data: DataFrame = posterior_samples["gene_ranking"]
     volcano_data.to_csv(gene_ranking_path)
 
-    if "model1" in data_model:
-        posterior_samples.pop("t0", None)
-
     ##################
     # generate figures
     ##################