diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/utils/vector_io/chunk_utils.py b/llama_stack/providers/utils/vector_io/chunk_utils.py
index b133ae1d5..2a939bfba 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/utils/vector_io/chunk_utils.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/utils/vector_io/chunk_utils.py
@@ -16,11 +16,4 @@ def generate_chunk_id(document_id: str, chunk_text: str) -> str:
     Adding usedforsecurity=False for compatibility with FIPS environments.
     """
     hash_input = f"{document_id}:{chunk_text}".encode()
-
-    try:
-        md5_hash = hashlib.md5(hash_input, usedforsecurity=False).hexdigest()
-    except TypeError:
-        # Fallback for environments that don't support usedforsecurity (e.g., Python < 3.9 or non-OpenSSL backends)
-        md5_hash = hashlib.md5(hash_input).hexdigest()
-
-    return str(uuid.UUID(md5_hash))
+    return str(uuid.UUID(hashlib.md5(hash_input, usedforsecurity=False).hexdigest()))