diff --git a/packages/sie_gateway/src/config.rs b/packages/sie_gateway/src/config.rs
index ba3971e6..8be5cb40 100644
--- a/packages/sie_gateway/src/config.rs
+++ b/packages/sie_gateway/src/config.rs
@@ -507,10 +507,6 @@ fn build_model_aliases(overrides: HashMap<String, String>) -> HashMap<String, St
         "guard".to_string(),
         "ibm-granite/granite-guardian-3.0-2b".to_string(),
     );
-    // Docling is package-backed and registered internally as `docling`.
-    // Accept the upstream repository path so public snippets follow the same
-    // org/model shape as weight-backed models.
-    map.insert("docling-project/docling".to_string(), "docling".to_string());
     for (alias, target) in overrides {
         let alias = alias.trim().to_lowercase();
         let target = target.trim().to_string();
@@ -1089,15 +1085,6 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_build_model_aliases_has_builtin_docling_public_id() {
-        let result = build_model_aliases(HashMap::new());
-        assert_eq!(
-            result.get("docling-project/docling"),
-            Some(&"docling".to_string())
-        );
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_build_model_aliases_env_overrides_and_extends() {
         let mut overrides = HashMap::new();