diff --git a/tests/engine/test_arg_utils.py b/tests/engine/test_arg_utils.py
index a1fc18f84..35d55f1cc 100644
--- a/tests/engine/test_arg_utils.py
+++ b/tests/engine/test_arg_utils.py
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ def test_qwen3_tts_codec_frame_rate_patching():
     assert omni_config.codec_frame_rate_hz == 12.3
 
 
-def test_stage_configs_path_blocks_create_model_config():
-    """create_model_config() should raise when stage_configs_path is set."""
-    args = OmniEngineArgs(stage_configs_path="/some/path.yaml")
-    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="stage_configs_path"):
-        args.create_model_config()
-
-
 def test_from_cli_args_picks_up_stage_configs_path():
     """from_cli_args should pick up stage_configs_path from namespace."""
     ns = argparse.Namespace(
diff --git a/vllm_omni/engine/arg_utils.py b/vllm_omni/engine/arg_utils.py
index 4e2ad9b25..d61102c7e 100644
--- a/vllm_omni/engine/arg_utils.py
+++ b/vllm_omni/engine/arg_utils.py
@@ -194,11 +194,6 @@ class OmniEngineArgs(EngineArgs):
         Returns:
             OmniModelConfig instance with all configuration fields set
         """
-        if self.stage_configs_path is not None:
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                "create_model_config() should not be called when stage_configs_path is set. "
-                "Per-stage model configs are resolved from the stage config YAML."
-            )
         # register omni models to avoid model not found error
         self._ensure_omni_models_registered()