diff --git a/src/workflows/integration/scvi_leiden/config.vsh.yaml b/src/workflows/integration/scvi_leiden/config.vsh.yaml
index 0efb382b840..9f5539316df 100644
--- a/src/workflows/integration/scvi_leiden/config.vsh.yaml
+++ b/src/workflows/integration/scvi_leiden/config.vsh.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ argument_groups:
         description: Path to the sample.
         example: dataset.h5mu
       - name: "--layer"
-        default: "log_normalized"
         type: string
         description: use specified layer for expression values instead of the .X object from the modality.
         required: false
diff --git a/src/workflows/integration/scvi_leiden/test.nf b/src/workflows/integration/scvi_leiden/test.nf
index da86ae21001..27706f29627 100644
--- a/src/workflows/integration/scvi_leiden/test.nf
+++ b/src/workflows/integration/scvi_leiden/test.nf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ workflow test_wf {
       [
         id: "simple_execution_test",
         input: resources_test.resolve("pbmc_1k_protein_v3/pbmc_1k_protein_v3_mms.h5mu"),
-        layer: "log_normalized",
+        layer: null,
         obs_batch: "sample_id",
         max_epochs: 1,
         output_model: "simple_execution_test_model/"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ workflow test_wf {
       [
         id: "no_leiden_resolutions_test",
         input: resources_test.resolve("pbmc_1k_protein_v3/pbmc_1k_protein_v3_mms.h5mu"),
-        layer: "log_normalized",
+        layer: null,
         obs_batch: "sample_id",
         output_model: "no_leiden_resolutions_test_model/",
         max_epochs: 1,