diff --git a/semantic_router/schema.py b/semantic_router/schema.py
index 981d9862..d13975c0 100644
--- a/semantic_router/schema.py
+++ b/semantic_router/schema.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def __init__(self, type: str, name: str):
         self.type = EncoderType(type)
         self.name = name
         if self.type == EncoderType.HUGGINGFACE:
-            self.model = HuggingFaceEncoder(name)
+            raise NotImplementedError
         elif self.type == EncoderType.OPENAI:
             self.model = OpenAIEncoder(name)
         elif self.type == EncoderType.COHERE: