diff --git a/server/text_generation_server/models/__init__.py b/server/text_generation_server/models/__init__.py
index f39cb4a9..53bf8855 100644
--- a/server/text_generation_server/models/__init__.py
+++ b/server/text_generation_server/models/__init__.py
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ __all__ = [
 
 FLASH_ATT_ERROR_MESSAGE = "{} requires Flash Attention enabled models."
 
-SLIDING_WINDOW_MESSAGE = "The backend {} does not support sliding window attention. TGI webserver was started max_input_tokens={} larger than sliding_window={}. To use this model with the {} backend, please launch TGI with the argument `--max-batch-prefill-tokens` smaller than {}."
-
 FLASH_ATTENTION = True
 
 try: