diff --git a/examples/storytelling-chatbot/src/bot.py b/examples/storytelling-chatbot/src/bot.py
index 1769a50c3..24f02ccac 100644
--- a/examples/storytelling-chatbot/src/bot.py
+++ b/examples/storytelling-chatbot/src/bot.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 from pipecat.services.openai import OpenAILLMService
 from pipecat.transports.services.daily import DailyParams, DailyTransport, DailyTransportMessageFrame
 
-from pipecat.vad.silero import SileroVAD
 from processors import StoryProcessor, StoryImageProcessor
 from prompts import LLM_BASE_PROMPT, LLM_INTRO_PROMPT, CUE_USER_TURN
 from utils.helpers import load_sounds, load_images
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ async def main(room_url, token=None):
             token,
             "Storytelling Bot",
             DailyParams(
-                audio_in_enabled=True,
                 audio_out_enabled=True,
                 camera_out_enabled=True,
                 camera_out_width=768,
@@ -56,8 +54,6 @@ async def main(room_url, token=None):
 
         # -------------- Services --------------- #
 
-#        vad = SileroVAD()
-
         llm_service = OpenAILLMService(
             api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
             model="gpt-4-turbo"
@@ -132,7 +128,6 @@ async def on_first_participant_joined(transport, participant):
         # input.
         main_pipeline = Pipeline([
             transport.input(),
-            #            vad,
             user_responses,
             llm_service,
             story_processor,