diff --git a/scripts/cluster_network.py b/scripts/cluster_network.py
index 0936db79..0f3f351f 100644
--- a/scripts/cluster_network.py
+++ b/scripts/cluster_network.py
@@ -469,6 +469,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     n = pypsa.Network(snakemake.input.network)
 
+    # remove integer outputs for compatibility with PyPSA v0.26.0
+    n.generators.drop("n_mod", axis=1, inplace=True, errors='ignore')
+
     exclude_carriers = params.cluster_network["exclude_carriers"]
     aggregate_carriers = set(n.generators.carrier) - set(exclude_carriers)
     conventional_carriers = set(params.conventional_carriers)
diff --git a/scripts/simplify_network.py b/scripts/simplify_network.py
index 251f4bd8..d12062c2 100644
--- a/scripts/simplify_network.py
+++ b/scripts/simplify_network.py
@@ -536,6 +536,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     n = pypsa.Network(snakemake.input.network)
     Nyears = n.snapshot_weightings.objective.sum() / 8760
 
+    # remove integer outputs for compatibility with PyPSA v0.26.0
+    n.generators.drop("n_mod", axis=1, inplace=True, errors='ignore')
+
     n, trafo_map = simplify_network_to_380(n)
 
     technology_costs = load_costs(