diff --git a/web/default/src/features/channels/components/drawers/channel-mutate-drawer.tsx b/web/default/src/features/channels/components/drawers/channel-mutate-drawer.tsx
index 5c6c53de..25258d92 100644
--- a/web/default/src/features/channels/components/drawers/channel-mutate-drawer.tsx
+++ b/web/default/src/features/channels/components/drawers/channel-mutate-drawer.tsx
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ function readAdvancedSettingsPreference(): boolean {
 
 function hasAdvancedSettingsValues(values: ChannelFormValues): boolean {
   return Boolean(
-    values.model_mapping?.trim() ||
     values.param_override?.trim() ||
     values.header_override?.trim() ||
     values.status_code_mapping?.trim() ||
diff --git a/web/default/src/features/channels/lib/channel-form-errors.test.ts b/web/default/src/features/channels/lib/channel-form-errors.test.ts
index c5be0bcd..286b8d5c 100644
--- a/web/default/src/features/channels/lib/channel-form-errors.test.ts
+++ b/web/default/src/features/channels/lib/channel-form-errors.test.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ describe('channel form errors', () => {
     assert.equal(hasAdvancedSettingsErrors(errors), false)
   })
 
+  test('does not treat model mapping errors as advanced settings errors', () => {
+    const errors = {
+      model_mapping: {
+        type: 'custom',
+        message: 'Invalid model mapping',
+      },
+    } satisfies FieldErrors<ChannelFormValues>
+
+    assert.equal(hasAdvancedSettingsErrors(errors), false)
+  })
+
   test('classifies schema errors from invalid advanced JSON fields', () => {
     const result = channelFormSchema.safeParse({
       ...CHANNEL_FORM_DEFAULT_VALUES,
diff --git a/web/default/src/features/channels/lib/channel-form-errors.ts b/web/default/src/features/channels/lib/channel-form-errors.ts
index 68de4b8d..5f3a5bfd 100644
--- a/web/default/src/features/channels/lib/channel-form-errors.ts
+++ b/web/default/src/features/channels/lib/channel-form-errors.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ const ADVANCED_SETTINGS_FIELDS = new Set<FieldPath<ChannelFormValues>>([
   'auto_ban',
   'tag',
   'remark',
-  'model_mapping',
   'param_override',
   'header_override',
   'status_code_mapping',