diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/patches/models.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/patches/models.py
index 8f708dafce..c671b40f11 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/patches/models.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/patches/models.py
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ def _get_model(
     # because we only patch its direct methods, all underlying data can remain unchanged.
     model = copy.copy(original_get_model(agent, run_config))
 
-    # Capture the request model name for spans (agent.model can be None when using defaults)
-    request_model_name = model.model if hasattr(model, "model") else str(model)
-    agent._sentry_request_model = request_model_name
-
     # Wrap _fetch_response if it exists (for OpenAI models) to capture response model
     if hasattr(model, "_fetch_response"):
         original_fetch_response = model._fetch_response
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/spans/ai_client.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/spans/ai_client.py
index d075d3c9a8..cd6a7fec66 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/spans/ai_client.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/spans/ai_client.py
@@ -201,12 +201,9 @@ def ai_client_span(
     agent: "Agent", get_response_kwargs: "dict[str, Any]"
 ) -> "Union[sentry_sdk.tracing.Span, StreamedSpan]":
     # TODO-anton: implement other types of operations. Now "chat" is hardcoded.
-    # Get model name from agent.model or fall back to request model (for when agent.model is None/default)
     model_name = None
     if agent.model:
         model_name = agent.model.model if hasattr(agent.model, "model") else agent.model
-    elif hasattr(agent, "_sentry_request_model"):
-        model_name = agent._sentry_request_model
 
     client_options = sentry_sdk.get_client().options
 
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/utils.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/utils.py
index fa9237e5e9..f36341ee28 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/utils.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/openai_agents/utils.py
@@ -64,12 +64,9 @@ def _set_agent_data(
     if agent.model_settings.max_tokens:
         set_on_span(SPANDATA.GEN_AI_REQUEST_MAX_TOKENS, agent.model_settings.max_tokens)
 
-    # Get model name from agent.model or fall back to request model (for when agent.model is None/default)
     model_name = None
     if agent.model:
         model_name = agent.model.model if hasattr(agent.model, "model") else agent.model
-    elif hasattr(agent, "_sentry_request_model"):
-        model_name = agent._sentry_request_model
 
     if model_name:
         set_on_span(SPANDATA.GEN_AI_REQUEST_MODEL, model_name)