2 files changed, 1 insertions, 82 deletions
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/contentGenerator.ts b/packages/core/src/core/contentGenerator.ts
index ac716ac3..599a569b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core/contentGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core/contentGenerator.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { createCodeAssistContentGenerator } from '../code_assist/codeAssist.js';
 import { DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL } from '../config/models.js';
 import { Config } from '../config/config.js';
-import { getEffectiveModel } from './modelCheck.js';
+
 import { UserTierId } from '../code_assist/types.js';
 import { LoggingContentGenerator } from './loggingContentGenerator.js';
 
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ export function createContentGeneratorConfig(
   if (authType === AuthType.USE_GEMINI && geminiApiKey) {
     contentGeneratorConfig.apiKey = geminiApiKey;
     contentGeneratorConfig.vertexai = false;
-    getEffectiveModel(
-      contentGeneratorConfig.apiKey,
-      contentGeneratorConfig.model,
-      contentGeneratorConfig.proxy,
-    );
 
     return contentGeneratorConfig;
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core/modelCheck.ts b/packages/core/src/core/modelCheck.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 25d86993..00000000
--- a/packages/core/src/core/modelCheck.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import { setGlobalDispatcher, ProxyAgent } from 'undici';
-import {
-  DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL,
-  DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL,
-} from '../config/models.js';
-
-/**
- * Checks if the default "pro" model is rate-limited and returns a fallback "flash"
- * model if necessary. This function is designed to be silent.
- * @param apiKey The API key to use for the check.
- * @param currentConfiguredModel The model currently configured in settings.
- * @returns An object indicating the model to use, whether a switch occurred,
- *          and the original model if a switch happened.
- */
-export async function getEffectiveModel(
-  apiKey: string,
-  currentConfiguredModel: string,
-  proxy?: string,
-): Promise<string> {
-  if (currentConfiguredModel !== DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL) {
-    // Only check if the user is trying to use the specific pro model we want to fallback from.
-    return currentConfiguredModel;
-  }
-
-  const modelToTest = DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL;
-  const fallbackModel = DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL;
-  const endpoint = `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/${modelToTest}:generateContent`;
-  const body = JSON.stringify({
-    contents: [{ parts: [{ text: 'test' }] }],
-    generationConfig: {
-      maxOutputTokens: 1,
-      temperature: 0,
-      topK: 1,
-      thinkingConfig: { thinkingBudget: 128, includeThoughts: false },
-    },
-  });
-
-  const controller = new AbortController();
-  const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 2000); // 500ms timeout for the request
-
-  try {
-    if (proxy) {
-      setGlobalDispatcher(new ProxyAgent(proxy));
-    }
-    const response = await fetch(endpoint, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        'x-goog-api-key': apiKey,
-      },
-      body,
-      signal: controller.signal,
-    });
-
-    clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-
-    if (response.status === 429) {
-      console.log(
-        `[INFO] Your configured model (${modelToTest}) was temporarily unavailable. Switched to ${fallbackModel} for this session.`,
-      );
-      return fallbackModel;
-    }
-    // For any other case (success, other error codes), we stick to the original model.
-    return currentConfiguredModel;
-  } catch (_error) {
-    clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-    // On timeout or any other fetch error, stick to the original model.
-    return currentConfiguredModel;
-  }
-}