diff --git a/lerobot/__init__.py b/lerobot/__init__.py
index f8acafce..63269812 100644
--- a/lerobot/__init__.py
+++ b/lerobot/__init__.py
@@ -168,12 +168,7 @@ available_datasets = sorted(
 )
 
 # lists all available policies from `lerobot/common/policies`
-available_policies = [
-    "act",
-    "diffusion",
-    "tdmpc",
-    "vqbet",
-]
+available_policies = ["act", "diffusion", "tdmpc", "vqbet", "smolvla"]
 
 # lists all available robots from `lerobot/common/robot_devices/robots`
 available_robots = [
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0265c5f7..b32b9dde 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ dynamixel = ["dynamixel-sdk>=3.7.31", "pynput>=1.7.7"]
 feetech = ["feetech-servo-sdk>=1.0.0", "pynput>=1.7.7"]
 intelrealsense = ["pyrealsense2>=2.55.1.6486 ; sys_platform != 'darwin'"]
 pi0 = ["transformers>=4.48.0"]
-smolvla = ["transformers>=4.50.3", "pytest>=8.3.5", "num2words>=0.5.14", "accelerate>=1.7.0"]
+smolvla = ["transformers>=4.50.3", "num2words>=0.5.14", "accelerate>=1.7.0"]
 pusht = ["gym-pusht>=0.1.5 ; python_version < '4.0'"]
 stretch = [
     "hello-robot-stretch-body>=0.7.27 ; python_version < '4.0' and sys_platform == 'linux'",