diff --git a/official/recommendation/data_preprocessing.py b/official/recommendation/data_preprocessing.py
index f4423f04f969bde5e681709df891da0e799d6032..90d37e8be9a96687916e932d1b381eca0f73397a 100644
--- a/official/recommendation/data_preprocessing.py
+++ b/official/recommendation/data_preprocessing.py
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ def instantiate_pipeline(dataset, data_dir, batch_size, eval_batch_size,
                          num_data_readers=None, num_neg=4, epochs_per_cycle=1):
   """Preprocess data and start negative generation subprocess."""
 
-  movielens.download(dataset=dataset, data_dir=data_dir)
   tf.logging.info("Beginning data preprocessing.")
   ncf_dataset = construct_cache(dataset=dataset, data_dir=data_dir,
                                 num_data_readers=num_data_readers)