diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/together/together.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/together/together.py
index 20669bef9..fbefe630f 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/together/together.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/together/together.py
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ class TogetherInferenceAdapter(OpenAIMixin, NeedsRequestProviderData):
     async def should_refresh_models(self) -> bool:
         return True
 
-    async def check_model_availability(self, model):
-        return model in self._model_cache
-
     async def openai_embeddings(
         self,
         model: str,