diff --git a/tft/module.py b/tft/module.py
index d7401fe..5fd624d 100644
--- a/tft/module.py
+++ b/tft/module.py
@@ -312,13 +312,6 @@ class TFTModel(nn.Module):
             in_features=num_feat_dynamic_real, out_features=variable_dim
         )
 
-        self.static_proj = nn.Linear(
-            in_features=sum(self.embedding_dimension)
-            + self.num_feat_static_real
-            + input_size,
-            out_features=variable_dim,
-        )
-
         # variable selection networks
         self.past_selection = VariableSelectionNetwork(
             d_hidden=variable_dim,
@@ -493,9 +486,7 @@ class TFTModel(nn.Module):
         past_time_feat_proj = time_feat_proj[:, : self.context_length, ...]
         future_time_feat_proj = time_feat_proj[:, self.context_length :, ...]
 
-        static_feat_proj = self.static_proj(static_feat)
-
-        static_var, _ = self.static_selection([static_feat_proj])
+        static_var, _ = self.static_selection(static_feat)
         static_selection = self.selection(static_var).unsqueeze(1)
         static_enrichment = self.enrichment(static_var).unsqueeze(1)