diff --git a/pkg/manager/remote_ops.go b/pkg/manager/remote_ops.go
index 40b2384..e98e396 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/remote_ops.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/remote_ops.go
@@ -10,31 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 )
 
-// stripNodesFromOptions creates a copy of the instance options without the Nodes field
-// to prevent routing loops when sending requests to remote nodes
-func (im *instanceManager) stripNodesFromOptions(options *instance.CreateInstanceOptions) *instance.CreateInstanceOptions {
-	if options == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Create a copy of the options struct
-	optionsCopy := *options
-
-	// Clear the Nodes field to prevent the remote node from trying to route further
-	optionsCopy.Nodes = nil
-
-	return &optionsCopy
-}
-
 // makeRemoteRequest is a helper function to make HTTP requests to a remote node
 func (im *instanceManager) makeRemoteRequest(nodeConfig *config.NodeConfig, method, path string, body any) (*http.Response, error) {
 	var reqBody io.Reader
 	if body != nil {
-		// Strip nodes from CreateInstanceOptions to prevent routing loops
-		if options, ok := body.(*instance.CreateInstanceOptions); ok {
-			body = im.stripNodesFromOptions(options)
-		}
-
 		jsonData, err := json.Marshal(body)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal request body: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/manager/remote_ops_test.go b/pkg/manager/remote_ops_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 94db40b..0000000
--- a/pkg/manager/remote_ops_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-package manager
-
-import (
-	"llamactl/pkg/backends"
-	"llamactl/pkg/instance"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestStripNodesFromOptions(t *testing.T) {
-	im := &instanceManager{}
-
-	// Test nil case
-	if result := im.stripNodesFromOptions(nil); result != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Expected nil, got %+v", result)
-	}
-
-	// Test main case: nodes should be stripped, other fields preserved
-	options := &instance.CreateInstanceOptions{
-		BackendType: backends.BackendTypeLlamaCpp,
-		Nodes:       []string{"node1", "node2"},
-		Environment: map[string]string{"TEST": "value"},
-	}
-
-	result := im.stripNodesFromOptions(options)
-
-	if result.Nodes != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Expected Nodes to be nil, got %+v", result.Nodes)
-	}
-	if result.BackendType != backends.BackendTypeLlamaCpp {
-		t.Errorf("Expected BackendType preserved")
-	}
-	if result.Environment["TEST"] != "value" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected Environment preserved")
-	}
-	// Original should not be modified
-	if len(options.Nodes) != 2 {
-		t.Errorf("Original options should not be modified")
-	}
-}