diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/llama-cpp.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/llama-cpp.nix
index 2bfd36459ba4..65ed2880b0b2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/llama-cpp.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/llama-cpp.nix
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@ in
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-    # Enforce that either model or modelDir is set
-    assertions = [
-      {
-        assertion = cfg.model != null || cfg.modelsDir != null;
-        message = "services.llama-cpp: Either 'model' or 'modelDir' must be set.";
-      }
-    ];
-
     systemd.services.llama-cpp = {
       description = "LLaMA C++ server";
       after = [ "network.target" ];