diff --git a/examples/dreambooth/train_dreambooth_flax.py b/examples/dreambooth/train_dreambooth_flax.py
index 078a66e4ac..6606af4f17 100644
--- a/examples/dreambooth/train_dreambooth_flax.py
+++ b/examples/dreambooth/train_dreambooth_flax.py
@@ -327,22 +327,6 @@ def main():
     if args.seed is not None:
         set_seed(args.seed)
 
-    if jax.process_index() == 0:
-        if args.push_to_hub:
-            if args.hub_model_id is None:
-                repo_name = get_full_repo_name(Path(args.output_dir).name, token=args.hub_token)
-            else:
-                repo_name = args.hub_model_id
-            repo = Repository(args.output_dir, clone_from=repo_name)
-
-            with open(os.path.join(args.output_dir, ".gitignore"), "w+") as gitignore:
-                if "step_*" not in gitignore:
-                    gitignore.write("step_*\n")
-                if "epoch_*" not in gitignore:
-                    gitignore.write("epoch_*\n")
-        elif args.output_dir is not None:
-            os.makedirs(args.output_dir, exist_ok=True)
-
     rng = jax.random.PRNGKey(args.seed)
 
     if args.with_prior_preservation: