diff --git a/strix/llm/dedupe.py b/strix/llm/dedupe.py
index 31aa74d..9edd6b7 100644
--- a/strix/llm/dedupe.py
+++ b/strix/llm/dedupe.py
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ def check_duplicate(
             "model": model_name,
             "messages": messages,
             "timeout": 120,
-            "temperature": 0,
         }
         if api_key:
             completion_kwargs["api_key"] = api_key