diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/cli.py b/server/text_generation_server/cli.py
index 233893fe..b12a9751 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/cli.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/cli.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ def serve(
     quantize: Optional[Quantization] = None,
     dtype: Optional[Dtype] = None,
     trust_remote_code: bool = False,
-    backend: str = "cuda",
     uds_path: Path = "/tmp/text-generation-server",
     logger_level: str = "INFO",
     json_output: bool = False,
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ def serve(
             "Only 1 can be set between `dtype` and `quantize`, as they both decide how goes the final model."
         )
     server.serve(
-        model_id, revision, sharded, quantize, dtype, backend, trust_remote_code, uds_path
+        model_id, revision, sharded, quantize, dtype, trust_remote_code, uds_path
     )