diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index cad914461606ec6e7b55f26048709ade2bbb2cf2..0e1b0c6bf80393c6813527358d1993746a70f0b4 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -550,10 +550,6 @@ func (c *ProviderConfig) TestConnection(resolver VariableResolver) error {
 	switch providerID {
 	case catwalk.InferenceProviderMiniMax, catwalk.InferenceProviderMiniMaxChina:
 		// NOTE: MiniMax has no good endpoint we can use to validate the API key.
-		// Let's at least check the pattern.
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(apiKey, "sk-") {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid API key format for provider %s", c.ID)
-		}
 		return nil
 	}