diff --git a/scripts/prune-ckpt.py b/scripts/prune-ckpt.py
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+import os
+import torch
+import fire
+
+
+def prune_it(p):
+    print(f"prunin' in path: {p}")
+    size_initial = os.path.getsize(p)
+    nsd = dict()
+    sd = torch.load(p, map_location="cpu")
+    print(sd.keys())
+    for k in sd.keys():
+        if k != "optimizer_states":
+            nsd[k] = sd[k]
+    else:
+        print(f"removing optimizer states for path {p}")
+    fn = f"{os.path.splitext(p)[0]}-pruned.ckpt"
+    print(f"saving pruned checkpoint at: {fn}")
+    torch.save(nsd, fn)
+    newsize = os.path.getsize(fn)
+    print(f"New ckpt size: {newsize*1e-9:.2f} GB. "
+          f"Saved {(size_initial - newsize)*1e-9:.2f} GB by removing optimizer states")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    fire.Fire(prune_it)
+    print("done.")
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