diff --git a/phylogenetic/rules/construct_phylogeny.smk b/phylogenetic/rules/construct_phylogeny.smk
index 60da9a2..aa83f97 100644
--- a/phylogenetic/rules/construct_phylogeny.smk
+++ b/phylogenetic/rules/construct_phylogeny.smk
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ rule tree:
         augur tree \
             --alignment {input.alignment} \
             --output {output.tree} \
-            --method raxml \
             --nthreads {threads:q} 2>&1 | tee {log}
         """