diff --git a/backend/agent/run.py b/backend/agent/run.py
index 3f273b72..81795398 100644
--- a/backend/agent/run.py
+++ b/backend/agent/run.py
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ async def run_agent(
         elif "gpt-4" in model_name.lower():
             max_tokens = 4096
 
-        model_name = "openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-flash-preview"
-
         response = await thread_manager.run_thread(
             thread_id=thread_id,
             system_prompt=system_message,