diff --git a/letta/llm_api/openai_client.py b/letta/llm_api/openai_client.py
index dc6804d1..61089bbf 100644
--- a/letta/llm_api/openai_client.py
+++ b/letta/llm_api/openai_client.py
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ def requires_auto_tool_choice(llm_config: LLMConfig) -> bool:
 
     if "nebius.com" in llm_config.model_endpoint:
         return True
+    if "together.ai" in llm_config.model_endpoint or "together.xyz" in llm_config.model_endpoint:
+        return True
     # proxy also has this issue (FIXME check)
     elif llm_config.model_endpoint == LETTA_MODEL_ENDPOINT:
         return True
diff --git a/letta/schemas/providers.py b/letta/schemas/providers.py
index 822b291a..b55d9267 100644
--- a/letta/schemas/providers.py
+++ b/letta/schemas/providers.py
@@ -222,17 +222,6 @@ class OpenAIProvider(Provider):
                 # }
                 if "config" not in model:
                     continue
-                if "chat_template" not in model["config"]:
-                    continue
-                if model["config"]["chat_template"] is None:
-                    continue
-                if model["config"]["chat_template"] is not None and "tools" not in model["config"]["chat_template"]:
-                    # NOTE: this is a hack to filter out models that don't support tool calling
-                    continue
-                if "tools" not in model["config"]["chat_template"]:
-                    continue
-                # if "config" in data and "chat_template" in data["config"] and "tools" not in data["config"]["chat_template"]:
-                # continue
 
             if "nebius.com" in self.base_url:
                 # Nebius includes the type, which we can use to filter for text models