diff --git a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/utils.py b/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/utils.py
index eeab5d564..363fe78a9 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/utils.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/utils.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def get_seqlens_from_pos_ids(position_ids):
         # Calculate the sequence lengths
         seq_lengths = start_indices[1:] - start_indices[:-1]
         # Append the padding length to the sequence lengths
-        if padding_length:
+        """if padding_length:
             seq_lengths = torch.cat(
                 [
                     seq_lengths,
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def get_seqlens_from_pos_ids(position_ids):
                         device=device,
                     ),
                 ]
-            )
+            )"""
 
         results.append(seq_lengths)