diff --git a/packages/app/script/e2e-local.ts b/packages/app/script/e2e-local.ts
index aac2c15bb..f90b3e374 100644
--- a/packages/app/script/e2e-local.ts
+++ b/packages/app/script/e2e-local.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ const sandbox = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "opencode-e2e-"))
 const serverEnv = {
   ...process.env,
   MODELS_DEV_API_JSON: modelsJson,
-  OPENCODE_DISABLE_MODELS_FETCH: "true",
   OPENCODE_DISABLE_SHARE: "true",
   OPENCODE_DISABLE_LSP_DOWNLOAD: "true",
   OPENCODE_DISABLE_DEFAULT_PLUGINS: "true",
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/provider/models.ts b/packages/opencode/src/provider/models.ts
index 0476d8f95..b21ab0804 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/provider/models.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/provider/models.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ export namespace ModelsDev {
   }
 
   export async function refresh() {
-    if (Flag.OPENCODE_DISABLE_MODELS_FETCH) return
     const file = Bun.file(filepath)
     log.info("refreshing", {
       file,