diff --git a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/run_connect_example.py b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/run_connect_example.py
index 1835571..e2092cd 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/run_connect_example.py
+++ b/pathwaysutils/experimental/shared_pathways_service/run_connect_example.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 flags.DEFINE_string(
     "tpu_type", "tpuv6e:2x2", "The TPU machine type and topology."
 )
-flags.DEFINE_integer("tpu_count", 1, "The number of TPU instances.")
+flags.DEFINE_integer("tpu_count", 1, "The number of TPU slices.")
 
 flags.mark_flags_as_required([
     "cluster",
diff --git a/pathwaysutils/sidecar/python/requirements.txt b/pathwaysutils/sidecar/python/requirements.txt
index 517a98a..6606607 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/sidecar/python/requirements.txt
+++ b/pathwaysutils/sidecar/python/requirements.txt
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ jax>=0.5.1
 tensorflow-datasets
 tiktoken
 grain-nightly>=0.0.1
-portpicker