diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/vectorstores/chroma.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/vectorstores/chroma.py
index 86bd274db..650b454e6 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/vectorstores/chroma.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/vectorstores/chroma.py
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ class Chroma(VectorStore):
         self._embedding_function = embedding_function
         self._collection = self._client.get_or_create_collection(
             name=collection_name,
-            embedding_function=self._embedding_function.embed_documents
-            if self._embedding_function is not None
-            else None,
+            embedding_function=None,
             metadata=collection_metadata,
         )
         self.override_relevance_score_fn = relevance_score_fn