diff --git a/timm/models/convnext.py b/timm/models/convnext.py
index ba63a453..15000b40 100644
--- a/timm/models/convnext.py
+++ b/timm/models/convnext.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import torch.nn as nn
 
 from timm.data import IMAGENET_DEFAULT_MEAN, IMAGENET_DEFAULT_STD
 from .helpers import named_apply, build_model_with_cfg, checkpoint_seq
-from .layers import trunc_normal_, SelectAdaptivePool2d, DropPath, ConvMlp, Mlp, LayerNorm2d,\
+from .layers import trunc_normal_, SelectAdaptivePool2d, DropPath, ConvMlp, Mlp, LayerNorm2d, LayerNorm, \
     create_conv2d, get_act_layer, make_divisible, to_ntuple
 from .registry import register_model
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class ConvNeXtBlock(nn.Module):
         out_chs = out_chs or in_chs
         act_layer = get_act_layer(act_layer)
         if not norm_layer:
-            norm_layer = partial(LayerNorm2d, eps=1e-6) if conv_mlp else partial(nn.LayerNorm, eps=1e-6)
+            norm_layer = LayerNorm2d if conv_mlp else LayerNorm
         mlp_layer = ConvMlp if conv_mlp else Mlp
         self.use_conv_mlp = conv_mlp
 
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ class ConvNeXt(nn.Module):
         assert output_stride in (8, 16, 32)
         kernel_sizes = to_ntuple(4)(kernel_sizes)
         if norm_layer is None:
-            norm_layer = partial(LayerNorm2d, eps=1e-6)
-            norm_layer_cl = norm_layer if conv_mlp else partial(nn.LayerNorm, eps=1e-6)
+            norm_layer = LayerNorm2d
+            norm_layer_cl = norm_layer if conv_mlp else LayerNorm
         else:
             assert conv_mlp,\
                 'If a norm_layer is specified, conv MLP must be used so all norm expect rank-4, channels-first input'