diff --git a/pipeline_lib/core/steps/encode.py b/pipeline_lib/core/steps/encode.py
index ac730c6..a48f9eb 100644
--- a/pipeline_lib/core/steps/encode.py
+++ b/pipeline_lib/core/steps/encode.py
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@ class EncodeStep(PipelineStep):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        target: Optional[str] = None,
         cardinality_threshold: float = 0.3,
         feature_encoders: Optional[dict] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize EncodeStep."""
         self.init_logger()
-        self.target = target
         self.cardinality_threshold = cardinality_threshold
         self.feature_encoders = feature_encoders or {}
 
@@ -42,10 +40,10 @@ def execute(self, data: DataContainer) -> DataContainer:
         self.logger.info("Encoding data")
         df = data.flow
 
-        if not data.target and not self.target:
+        if not data.target:
             raise ValueError("Target column not found in any parameter before encoding.")
 
-        target_column_name = self.target or data.target
+        target_column_name = data.target
 
         categorical_features, numeric_features = self._get_feature_types(df, target_column_name)
         low_cardinality_features, high_cardinality_features = self._split_categorical_features(
diff --git a/pipeline_lib/core/steps/fit_model.py b/pipeline_lib/core/steps/fit_model.py
index f61a9c0..08cb673 100644
--- a/pipeline_lib/core/steps/fit_model.py
+++ b/pipeline_lib/core/steps/fit_model.py
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class FitModelStep(PipelineStep):
     def __init__(
         self,
         model_class: Type[Model],
-        target: str,
         model_params: Optional[dict] = None,
         drop_columns: Optional[list[str]] = None,
         optuna_params: Optional[dict] = None,
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ def __init__(
         super().__init__()
         self.init_logger()
         self.model_class = model_class
-        self.target = target
         self.model_params = model_params or {}
         self.drop_columns = drop_columns or []
         self.optuna_params = optuna_params
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ def execute(self, data: DataContainer) -> DataContainer:
         self.logger.info(f"Fitting the {self.model_class.__name__} model")
 
         df_train, df_valid = self._prepare_data(data)
-        X_train, y_train, X_valid, y_valid = self._extract_target(df_train, df_valid)
+        X_train, y_train, X_valid, y_valid = self._extract_target(df_train, df_valid, data.target)
 
         model_params = self.model_params
 
@@ -126,7 +124,6 @@ def execute(self, data: DataContainer) -> DataContainer:
         model.fit(X_train, y_train, eval_set=[(X_valid, y_valid)], verbose=True)
 
         data.model = model
-        data.target = self.target
         data._drop_columns = self.drop_columns
 
         if self.save_path:
@@ -146,13 +143,13 @@ def _prepare_data(self, data: DataContainer) -> tuple:
         return df_train, df_valid
 
     def _extract_target(
-        self, df_train: pd.DataFrame, df_valid: pd.DataFrame
+        self, df_train: pd.DataFrame, df_valid: pd.DataFrame, target: str
     ) -> Tuple[pd.DataFrame, pd.Series, pd.DataFrame, pd.Series]:
         """Extract target column from the dataframes, to be used in model fitting."""
-        X_train = df_train.drop(columns=[self.target])
-        y_train = df_train[self.target]
+        X_train = df_train.drop(columns=[target])
+        y_train = df_train[target]
 
-        X_valid = df_valid.drop(columns=[self.target])
-        y_valid = df_valid[self.target]
+        X_valid = df_valid.drop(columns=[target])
+        y_valid = df_valid[target]
 
         return X_train, y_train, X_valid, y_valid
diff --git a/pipeline_lib/core/steps/generate.py b/pipeline_lib/core/steps/generate.py
index 59d2599..0a9781d 100644
--- a/pipeline_lib/core/steps/generate.py
+++ b/pipeline_lib/core/steps/generate.py
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@ class GenerateStep(PipelineStep):
     used_for_training = True
 
     def __init__(
-        self, train_path: Optional[str] = None, predict_path: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs
+        self,
+        target: str,
+        train_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        predict_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        **kwargs,
     ):
         self.init_logger()
+        self.target = target
         self.train_path = train_path
         self.predict_path = predict_path
         self.kwargs = kwargs
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ def execute(self, data: DataContainer) -> DataContainer:
 
         data.raw = df
         data.flow = df
+        data.target = self.target
 
         self.logger.info(f"Generated DataFrame with shape: {df.shape}")