diff --git a/packages/cli/tests/15-provider.test.ts b/packages/cli/tests/15-provider.test.ts
index 3081ee3584..3a4f33031c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/tests/15-provider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/tests/15-provider.test.ts
@@ -364,10 +364,6 @@ try {
       ids.every((id) => id.startsWith("gpt-")),
       "all codex model IDs should be from the gpt family",
     );
-    assert(
-      ids.some((id) => id.includes("codex")),
-      "codex model list should include at least one codex-optimized model",
-    );
     assert(
       data.every((m) => m.model && m.id && m.description),
       "every codex model should have model, id, and description fields",