diff --git a/pkg/inference/models/adapter.go b/pkg/inference/models/adapter.go
index 2ca6d7fe..a686199f 100644
--- a/pkg/inference/models/adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/inference/models/adapter.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package models
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/docker/model-runner/pkg/distribution/types"
@@ -28,23 +27,12 @@ func ToModel(m types.Model) (*Model, error) {
 		created = desc.Created.Unix()
 	}
 
-	model := &Model{
+	return &Model{
 		ID:      id,
 		Tags:    m.Tags(),
 		Created: created,
 		Config:  cfg,
-	}
-
-	// Marshal the config to populate RawConfig
-	if cfg != nil {
-		configData, err := json.Marshal(cfg)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("marshal config: %w", err)
-		}
-		model.RawConfig = configData
-	}
-
-	return model, nil
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // ToModelFromArtifact converts a types.ModelArtifact (typically from remote registry)
@@ -70,21 +58,10 @@ func ToModelFromArtifact(artifact types.ModelArtifact) (*Model, error) {
 		created = desc.Created.Unix()
 	}
 
-	model := &Model{
+	return &Model{
 		ID:      id,
 		Tags:    nil, // Remote models don't have local tags
 		Created: created,
 		Config:  cfg,
-	}
-
-	// Marshal the config to populate RawConfig
-	if cfg != nil {
-		configData, err := json.Marshal(cfg)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("marshal config: %w", err)
-		}
-		model.RawConfig = configData
-	}
-
-	return model, nil
+	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/inference/models/api.go b/pkg/inference/models/api.go
index e963603c..ffb724c1 100644
--- a/pkg/inference/models/api.go
+++ b/pkg/inference/models/api.go
@@ -112,35 +112,7 @@ type Model struct {
 	Created int64 `json:"created"`
 	// Config describes the model. Can be either Docker format (*types.Config)
 	// or ModelPack format (*modelpack.Model).
-	Config types.ModelConfig `json:"-"`
-	// RawConfig is used for JSON marshaling/unmarshaling
-	RawConfig json.RawMessage `json:"config"`
-}
-
-// MarshalJSON implements custom marshaling for Model
-func (m Model) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	// Define a temporary struct to avoid recursion
-	type Alias Model
-	aux := struct {
-		*Alias
-		RawConfig json.RawMessage `json:"config"`
-	}{
-		Alias: (*Alias)(&m),
-	}
-
-	// Marshal the config separately
-	if m.Config != nil {
-		configData, err := json.Marshal(m.Config)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		aux.RawConfig = configData
-	} else {
-		// If Config is nil, use the RawConfig if available
-		aux.RawConfig = m.RawConfig
-	}
-
-	return json.Marshal(aux)
+	Config types.ModelConfig `json:"config"`
 }
 
 // UnmarshalJSON implements custom JSON unmarshaling for Model.