diff --git a/frigate/genai/openai.py b/frigate/genai/openai.py
index 9cb15b582..76ba8cb44 100644
--- a/frigate/genai/openai.py
+++ b/frigate/genai/openai.py
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ class OpenAIClient(GenAIClient):
 
     def _init_provider(self):
         """Initialize the client."""
-        if self.genai_config.base_url:
-            return OpenAI(
-                api_key=self.genai_config.api_key, base_url=self.genai_config.base_url
-            )
         return OpenAI(api_key=self.genai_config.api_key)
 
     def _send(self, prompt: str, images: list[bytes]) -> Optional[str]: