diff --git a/cron/scheduler.py b/cron/scheduler.py
index d5c9fcfff..927fe736c 100644
--- a/cron/scheduler.py
+++ b/cron/scheduler.py
@@ -3056,7 +3056,6 @@ def run_job(
             # example DeepSeek) for cron jobs that do not pin provider/model.
             runtime_kwargs = {
                 "requested": job.get("provider"),
-                "target_model": model or None,
             }
             if job.get("base_url"):
                 runtime_kwargs["explicit_base_url"] = job.get("base_url")