diff --git a/packages/ui/src/lib/modelPrefsAutoSave.ts b/packages/ui/src/lib/modelPrefsAutoSave.ts
index e9d8ecbf..130f5253 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/lib/modelPrefsAutoSave.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/lib/modelPrefsAutoSave.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/useUIStore';
 import { updateDesktopSettings } from '@/lib/persistence';
-import { isVSCodeRuntime } from '@/lib/desktop';
 
 type ModelRef = { providerID: string; modelID: string };
 type ModelPrefsPayload = {
@@ -72,9 +71,6 @@ export const startModelPrefsAutoSave = () => {
   if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
     return () => {};
   }
-  if (isVSCodeRuntime()) {
-    return () => {};
-  }
 
   let timer: number | null = null;
   let lastSent: ModelPrefsPayload | null = null;