diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/model_connections_routes.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/model_connections_routes.py
index 84e9b830d..b7edfcc77 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/model_connections_routes.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/model_connections_routes.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from app.schemas import (
     ConnectionCreate,
     ConnectionRead,
     ConnectionUpdate,
-    ModelCreate,
     ModelPreviewRead,
     ModelProviderRead,
     ModelRead,
@@ -618,49 +617,6 @@ async def discover_connection_models(
     return [_model_read(model) for model in conn.models]
 
 
-@router.post("/model-connections/{connection_id}/models", response_model=ModelRead)
-async def add_manual_model(
-    connection_id: int,
-    data: ModelCreate,
-    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
-    auth: AuthContext = Depends(get_auth_context),
-):
-    conn = await _load_connection(session, connection_id)
-    await _assert_connection_access(
-        session, auth, conn, Permission.LLM_CONFIGS_UPDATE.value
-    )
-
-    model_id = data.model_id.strip()
-    if not model_id:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="model_id is required")
-    if any(existing.model_id == model_id for existing in conn.models):
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=400, detail="Model already exists on this connection"
-        )
-
-    capabilities = derive_capabilities(conn, model_id)
-    model = Model(
-        connection_id=conn.id,
-        model_id=model_id,
-        display_name=data.display_name or None,
-        source=ModelSource.MANUAL,
-        capabilities_override={},
-        enabled=True,
-        catalog={},
-    )
-    _apply_model_facts(model, capabilities)
-    session.add(model)
-    await session.commit()
-    await session.refresh(model)
-    conn = await _load_connection(session, connection_id)
-    await _default_unset_roles(session, conn, list(conn.models))
-    if conn.search_space_id is not None:
-        await _clear_invalid_roles(session, conn.search_space_id)
-    await session.commit()
-    await session.refresh(model)
-    return _model_read(model)
-
-
 @router.patch(
     "/model-connections/{connection_id}/models", response_model=list[ModelRead]
 )
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/__init__.py
index f111f0226..5f5252fbd 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/__init__.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/__init__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ from .model_connections import (
     ConnectionCreate,
     ConnectionRead,
     ConnectionUpdate,
-    ModelCreate,
     ModelPreviewRead,
     ModelProviderRead,
     ModelRead,
@@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "MembershipRead",
     "MembershipReadWithUser",
     "MembershipUpdate",
-    "ModelCreate",
     "ModelPreviewRead",
     "ModelProviderRead",
     "ModelRead",
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/model_connections.py b/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/model_connections.py
index 0eec666c1..0f656dad3 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/model_connections.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/model_connections.py
@@ -93,17 +93,6 @@ class ConnectionUpdate(BaseModel):
     enabled: bool | None = None
 
 
-class ModelCreate(BaseModel):
-    """Manually register a model id on a connection.
-
-    For providers without a usable ``/models`` endpoint (Perplexity, MiniMax,
-    Azure deployments, etc.) or to pin a single model from a noisy provider.
-    """
-
-    model_id: str = Field(..., max_length=255)
-    display_name: str | None = Field(None, max_length=255)
-
-
 class ModelUpdate(BaseModel):
     display_name: str | None = Field(None, max_length=255)
     enabled: bool | None = None
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/services/model_connection_service.py b/surfsense_backend/app/services/model_connection_service.py
index cdfd1d725..be442bcb2 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/services/model_connection_service.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/services/model_connection_service.py
@@ -202,11 +202,6 @@ def _discovery_error_message(conn: Connection, exc: httpx.HTTPError) -> str:
     return _docker_hint(base_url, exc)
 
 
-def _allowlist(conn: Connection) -> set[str]:
-    raw = (conn.extra or {}).get("model_ids") or []
-    return {str(item).strip() for item in raw if str(item).strip()}
-
-
 def _litellm_info(model_string: str, model_id: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
     with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
         info = litellm.get_model_info(model=model_string)
@@ -438,7 +433,6 @@ async def _discover_bedrock_models(conn: Connection) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
 
 
 async def discover_models(conn: Connection) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
-    allowlist = _allowlist(conn)
     spec = spec_for(conn.provider)
 
     try:
@@ -459,8 +453,6 @@ async def discover_models(conn: Connection) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
     except httpx.HTTPError as exc:
         raise ModelDiscoveryError(_discovery_error_message(conn, exc)) from exc
 
-    if allowlist:
-        results = [item for item in results if item["model_id"] in allowlist]
     return results