diff --git a/api/models/Message.js b/api/models/Message.js
index 4fdb279086..96ddee86b6 100644
--- a/api/models/Message.js
+++ b/api/models/Message.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const { z } = require('zod');
-const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 
 const Message = require('~/db/models').Message;
diff --git a/api/server/routes/messages.js b/api/server/routes/messages.js
index f1acc62ec7..64be1e06c3 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/messages.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/messages.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const { ContentTypes } = require('librechat-data-provider');
 const {