diff --git a/mem0/configs/vector_stores/chroma.py b/mem0/configs/vector_stores/chroma.py
index ba58b3ac..4a5ecbf5 100644
--- a/mem0/configs/vector_stores/chroma.py
+++ b/mem0/configs/vector_stores/chroma.py
@@ -9,17 +9,7 @@ class ChromaDbConfig(BaseModel):
     try:
         from chromadb.api.client import Client
     except ImportError:
-        user_input: Any = input("The 'chromadb' library is required. Install it now? [y/N]: ")
-        if user_input.lower() == 'y':
-            try:
-                subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "chromadb"])
-                from chromadb.api.client import Client
-            except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-                print("Failed to install 'chromadb'. Please install it manually using 'pip install chromadb'.")
-                sys.exit(1)
-        else:
-            print("The required 'chromadb' library is not installed.")
-            sys.exit(1)
+       raise ImportError("The 'chromadb' library is required. Please install it using 'pip install chromadb'.")
     Client: ClassVar[type] = Client
 
     collection_name: str = Field("mem0", description="Default name for the collection")