diff --git a/earthaccess/api.py b/earthaccess/api.py
index c9a2221a..3f3a5001 100644
--- a/earthaccess/api.py
+++ b/earthaccess/api.py
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ def open(
     provider = _normalize_location(provider)
     pqdm_kwargs = {
         "exception_behavior": "immediate",
-        "n_jobs": threads,
         **(pqdm_kwargs or {}),
     }
     results = earthaccess.__store__.open(