diff --git a/kvcache/causal_test.go b/kvcache/causal_test.go
index 617f53635..b1dc7d779 100644
--- a/kvcache/causal_test.go
+++ b/kvcache/causal_test.go
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ func (c *testContext) FromIntSlice(s []int32, shape ...int) (ml.Tensor, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *testContext) Input() ml.Context    { return c }
-func (c *testContext) Output() ml.Context   { return c }
 func (c *testContext) Layer(int) ml.Context { return c }
 
 func (c *testContext) Forward(...ml.Tensor) ml.Context { return c }
diff --git a/ml/backend.go b/ml/backend.go
index 354faf432..cfb18d6a9 100644
--- a/ml/backend.go
+++ b/ml/backend.go
@@ -110,12 +110,10 @@ type Context interface {
 	MaxGraphNodes() int
 	Close()
 
-	// Input returns a context appropriate for creating input tensors
+	// Input returns a context appropriate for creating tensors that are
+	// inputs to the model (which includes things like output locations)
 	Input() Context
 
-	// Output returns a context appropriate for creating output tensors
-	Output() Context
-
 	// Layer returns a context appropriate for creating intermediate tensors
 	Layer(int) Context
 }
diff --git a/ml/backend/ggml/ggml.go b/ml/backend/ggml/ggml.go
index f6b017748..b6f59ae0e 100644
--- a/ml/backend/ggml/ggml.go
+++ b/ml/backend/ggml/ggml.go
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ type Backend struct {
 	// input is the backend used for inputs
 	input *C.struct_ggml_backend_buffer_type
 
-	// output is the backend used for outputs
-	output *C.struct_ggml_backend_buffer_type
-
 	// layers is the backend used for repeating layers
 	layers map[int]*C.struct_ggml_backend_buffer_type
 
@@ -400,8 +397,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, r *os.File, params ml.BackendParams) (ml.Backend,
 			C.size_t(maxGraphNodes),
 			C._Bool(len(gpus) > 1 && slices.Contains(gpus, output.d)),
 		),
-		input:  deviceBufferTypes[input.d],
-		output: deviceBufferTypes[output.d],
+		input: deviceBufferTypes[input.d],
 		layers: func() map[int]*C.struct_ggml_backend_buffer_type {
 			m := make(map[int]*C.struct_ggml_backend_buffer_type)
 			for i, layer := range layers {
@@ -482,19 +478,6 @@ func (c Context) Input() ml.Context {
 	return &c
 }
 
-func (c Context) Output() ml.Context {
-	if c.b.output != nil {
-		return &Context{
-			b:             c.b,
-			ctx:           c.ctx,
-			buft:          c.b.output,
-			maxGraphNodes: c.maxGraphNodes,
-		}
-	}
-
-	return &c
-}
-
 func (c Context) Layer(i int) ml.Context {
 	if buft, ok := c.b.layers[i]; ok {
 		return &Context{