diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e1e8b208..f7adfd92 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ repos:
       - id: check-shebang-scripts-are-executable
       - id: check-added-large-files
         args: ['--maxkb=500', '--enforce-all']
+        exclude: mlptrain/sampling/tests/data.zip
       - id: check-yaml
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
diff --git a/create_conda_environment.sh b/create_conda_environment.sh
index 7dae1cab..bfc13978 100644
--- a/create_conda_environment.sh
+++ b/create_conda_environment.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
 # NOTE: This script should not be called on its own,
 # but should be sourced from other install scripts such as install_ace.sh
 set -euo pipefail
diff --git a/mlptrain/training/tests/test_selection.py b/mlptrain/training/tests/test_selection.py
index f764abc3..f9d20bef 100644
--- a/mlptrain/training/tests/test_selection.py
+++ b/mlptrain/training/tests/test_selection.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ def _distorted_methane():
 
 
 def test_selection_on_structures():
-    import dscribe
 
     configs = mlt.ConfigurationSet()