diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/agent/utils.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/agent/utils.tsx
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index 26dfd64a..00000000
--- a/ui/desktop/src/agent/utils.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import { getApiUrl, getSecretKey } from '../config';
-
-export async function initializeAgent(model: string, provider: string) {
-  console.log('fetching...', provider, model);
-  const response = await fetch(getApiUrl('/agent'), {
-    method: 'POST',
-    headers: {
-      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-      'X-Secret-Key': getSecretKey(),
-    },
-    body: JSON.stringify({
-      provider: provider.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g, '_'),
-      model: model,
-    }),
-  });
-  return response;
-}