diff --git a/src/axolotl/loaders/tokenizer.py b/src/axolotl/loaders/tokenizer.py
index c30ccdfaf..735ae8a7b 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/loaders/tokenizer.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/loaders/tokenizer.py
@@ -127,42 +127,6 @@ def load_tokenizer(cfg: DictDefault) -> PreTrainedTokenizer:
 
     PatchManager.apply_pre_tokenizer_load_patches(cfg)
 
-    # if self.cfg.model_config_type == "kimi_linear":
-    tokenizer_for_class_loading = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(
-        cfg.tokenizer_config, trust_remote_code=True
-    )
-    tokenizer_class = tokenizer_for_class_loading.__class__
-    del tokenizer_for_class_loading
-
-    def patched_apply_chat_template(
-        self,
-        conversation,
-        tools=None,
-        tokenize: bool = True,  # <-- FIXED DEFAULT
-        add_generation_prompt: bool = False,  # <-- FIXED DEFAULT
-        **kwargs,
-    ):
-        """
-        A patched version of apply_chat_template with corrected defaults and no
-        external dependencies like deep_sort_dict.
-        """
-        # The line `tools = deep_sort_dict(tools)` has been removed.
-        # Now we just call the superclass method, passing all arguments along.
-        return super(tokenizer_class, self).apply_chat_template(
-            conversation=conversation,
-            tools=tools,
-            tokenize=tokenize,
-            add_generation_prompt=add_generation_prompt,
-            **kwargs,
-        )
-
-    tokenizer_class.apply_chat_template = patched_apply_chat_template
-
-    print(
-        f"Successfully patched 'apply_chat_template' on class '{tokenizer_class.__name__}' "
-        "with new defaults (tokenize=True, add_generation_prompt=False)."
-    )
-
     def _load_mistral_common_tokenizer(cfg: DictDefault):
         """Load mistral-common tokenizer"""
         from axolotl.utils.mistral import HFMistralTokenizer