diff --git a/hermes_cli/main.py b/hermes_cli/main.py
index 52a2b98b6..6daf1562a 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/main.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/main.py
@@ -1059,10 +1059,6 @@ def _model_flow_openai_codex(config, current_model=""):
         pass
 
     codex_models = get_codex_model_ids(access_token=_codex_token)
-    if "gpt-5.4" not in codex_models:
-        print("Note: `gpt-5.4` is not currently supported for ChatGPT/Codex OAuth accounts.")
-        print("Use OpenRouter if you need GPT-5.4 specifically.")
-        print()
 
     selected = _prompt_model_selection(codex_models, current_model=current_model)
     if selected:
diff --git a/hermes_cli/setup.py b/hermes_cli/setup.py
index 3e9ebee62..4f1a1c247 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/setup.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/setup.py
@@ -1275,10 +1275,6 @@ def setup_model_provider(config: dict):
                 logger.debug("Could not resolve Codex runtime credentials for model list: %s", exc)
 
             codex_models = get_codex_model_ids(access_token=codex_token)
-            if "gpt-5.4" not in codex_models:
-                print_warning("`gpt-5.4` is not currently supported for ChatGPT/Codex OAuth accounts.")
-                print_info("Use OpenRouter if you need GPT-5.4 specifically.")
-                print()
 
             model_choices = codex_models + [f"Keep current ({current_model})"]
             default_codex = 0
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_setup.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_setup.py
index 12f709999..4d0ab8873 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_setup.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_setup.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def test_custom_setup_clears_active_oauth_provider(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     assert reloaded["model"]["default"] == "custom/model"
 
 
-def test_codex_setup_uses_runtime_access_token_for_live_model_list(tmp_path, monkeypatch, capsys):
+def test_codex_setup_uses_runtime_access_token_for_live_model_list(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setenv("HERMES_HOME", str(tmp_path))
     monkeypatch.setenv("OPENROUTER_API_KEY", "or-test-key")
     _clear_provider_env(monkeypatch)
@@ -136,10 +136,8 @@ def test_codex_setup_uses_runtime_access_token_for_live_model_list(tmp_path, mon
     save_config(config)
 
     reloaded = load_config()
-    output = capsys.readouterr().out
 
     assert captured["access_token"] == "codex-access-token"
-    assert "not currently supported for ChatGPT/Codex OAuth accounts" in output
     assert isinstance(reloaded["model"], dict)
     assert reloaded["model"]["provider"] == "openai-codex"
     assert reloaded["model"]["default"] == "gpt-5.2-codex"
diff --git a/tests/test_codex_models.py b/tests/test_codex_models.py
index 85ed6faad..7148c659f 100644
--- a/tests/test_codex_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_codex_models.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_get_codex_model_ids_falls_back_to_curated_defaults(tmp_path, monkeypatc
     assert models[: len(DEFAULT_CODEX_MODELS)] == DEFAULT_CODEX_MODELS
 
 
-def test_model_command_warns_when_gpt_5_4_is_unavailable_for_codex(monkeypatch, capsys):
+def test_model_command_uses_runtime_access_token_for_codex_list(monkeypatch):
     from hermes_cli.main import _model_flow_openai_codex
 
     captured = {}
@@ -87,12 +87,10 @@ def test_model_command_warns_when_gpt_5_4_is_unavailable_for_codex(monkeypatch,
     )
 
     _model_flow_openai_codex({}, current_model="openai/gpt-5.4")
-    output = capsys.readouterr().out
 
     assert captured["access_token"] == "codex-access-token"
     assert captured["model_ids"] == ["gpt-5.2-codex", "gpt-5.2"]
-    assert "not currently supported for ChatGPT/Codex OAuth accounts" in output
-    assert "Use OpenRouter if you need GPT-5.4 specifically." in output
+    assert captured["current_model"] == "openai/gpt-5.4"
 
 
 # ── Tests for _normalize_model_for_provider ──────────────────────────