diff --git a/comfy/model_base.py b/comfy/model_base.py
index b0b9cde7d087..8274c7dea192 100644
--- a/comfy/model_base.py
+++ b/comfy/model_base.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ def __init__(self, model_config, model_type=ModelType.EPS, device=None, unet_mod
             else:
                 operations = model_config.custom_operations
             self.diffusion_model = unet_model(**unet_config, device=device, operations=operations)
+            self.diffusion_model.eval()
             if comfy.model_management.force_channels_last():
                 self.diffusion_model.to(memory_format=torch.channels_last)
                 logging.debug("using channels last mode for diffusion model")
@@ -669,7 +670,6 @@ def __init__(self, model_config, model_type=ModelType.IMG_TO_IMG, device=None):
 class StableCascade_C(BaseModel):
     def __init__(self, model_config, model_type=ModelType.STABLE_CASCADE, device=None):
         super().__init__(model_config, model_type, device=device, unet_model=StageC)
-        self.diffusion_model.eval().requires_grad_(False)
 
     def extra_conds(self, **kwargs):
         out = {}
@@ -698,7 +698,6 @@ def extra_conds(self, **kwargs):
 class StableCascade_B(BaseModel):
     def __init__(self, model_config, model_type=ModelType.STABLE_CASCADE, device=None):
         super().__init__(model_config, model_type, device=device, unet_model=StageB)
-        self.diffusion_model.eval().requires_grad_(False)
 
     def extra_conds(self, **kwargs):
         out = {}