diff --git a/llms/mlx_lm/utils.py b/llms/mlx_lm/utils.py
index a22585a0..40102e90 100644
--- a/llms/mlx_lm/utils.py
+++ b/llms/mlx_lm/utils.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Copyright © 2023-2024 Apple Inc.
 
-import os
 import contextlib
 import copy
 import glob
 import importlib
 import json
 import logging
+import os
 import shutil
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Generator, List, Optional, Tuple, Type,
 import mlx.core as mx
 import mlx.nn as nn
 
-use_modelscope = os.getenv('MLX_USE_MODELSCOPE', 'False').lower() == 'true'
-if use_modelscope:
+if os.getenv("MLXLM_USE_MODELSCOPE", "False").lower() == "true":
     try:
         from modelscope import snapshot_download
     except ImportError:
@@ -168,37 +167,20 @@ def get_model_path(path_or_hf_repo: str, revision: Optional[str] = None) -> Path
 
     if not model_path.exists():
         try:
-            if use_modelscope:
-                print(f"Downloading model from Modelscope: {path_or_hf_repo}")
-                model_path = Path(
-                    snapshot_download(
-                        model_id=path_or_hf_repo,
-                        revision=revision,
-                        allow_patterns=[
-                            "*.json",
-                            "*.safetensors",
-                            "*.py",
-                            "tokenizer.model",
-                            "*.tiktoken",
-                            "*.txt",
-                        ],
-                    )
-                )
-            else:
-                model_path = Path(
-                    snapshot_download(
-                        repo_id=path_or_hf_repo,
-                        revision=revision,
-                        allow_patterns=[
-                            "*.json",
-                            "*.safetensors",
-                            "*.py",
-                            "tokenizer.model",
-                            "*.tiktoken",
-                            "*.txt",
-                        ],
-                    )
+            model_path = Path(
+                snapshot_download(
+                    model_id=path_or_hf_repo,
+                    revision=revision,
+                    allow_patterns=[
+                        "*.json",
+                        "*.safetensors",
+                        "*.py",
+                        "tokenizer.model",
+                        "*.tiktoken",
+                        "*.txt",
+                    ],
                 )
+            )
         except:
             raise ModelNotFoundError(
                 f"Model not found for path or HF repo: {path_or_hf_repo}.\n"