diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsTable.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsTable.svelte
index 73648cf211..b0ad48adfb 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsTable.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsTable.svelte
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 		Trash2
 	} from '@lucide/svelte';
 	import {
-		ActionIcon,
 		DropdownMenuActions,
 		GroupedList,
 		type GroupedListGroup,
@@ -110,20 +109,15 @@
 		})
 	);
 
-	/** Families of one section, the ones the user pinned leading it. */
+	/** Families of one section. */
 	function familyGroups(
 		group: (typeof sections)[number]
 	): GroupedListGroup<ModelFamilyGroup<ModelQuantGroup>, ModelQuantGroup>[] {
-		return group.families
-			.map((family) => ({
-				entries: family.entries,
-				group: family,
-				key: `${group.key}::${family.key}`
-			}))
-			.sort(
-				(a, b) =>
-					Number(modelsStore.isFavoriteFamily(b.key)) - Number(modelsStore.isFavoriteFamily(a.key))
-			);
+		return group.families.map((family) => ({
+			entries: family.entries,
+			group: family,
+			key: `${group.key}::${family.key}`
+		}));
 	}
 
 	// Cancel is confirmed once for the whole list, so a single dialog instance
@@ -434,16 +428,13 @@
 {#snippet familyRow({
 	expanded,
 	group: family,
-	key,
 	toggle
 }: {
 	expanded: boolean;
 	group: ModelFamilyGroup<ModelQuantGroup>;
-	key: string;
 	toggle: () => void;
 })}
 	{@const countLabel = `${family.entries.length} model${family.entries.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}`}
-	{@const favorite = modelsStore.isFavoriteFamily(key)}
 
 	<!-- <div class="px-2"> -->
 	<div
@@ -464,33 +455,6 @@
 			<span class="truncate text-sm font-medium">{family.label}</span>
 
 			<span class="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{countLabel}</span>
-
-			<span
-				class="flex shrink-0"
-				onclick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
-				onkeydown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
-				role="presentation"
-			>
-				{#if favorite}
-					<ActionIcon
-						class="h-5 w-5 text-rose-500 hover:text-rose-400"
-						icon={Heart}
-						iconSize="h-4 w-4"
-						onclick={() => modelsStore.toggleFamilyFavorite(key)}
-						tooltip="Remove family from favorites"
-						tooltipAsTitle
-					/>
-				{:else}
-					<ActionIcon
-						class="h-5 w-5 opacity-0 transition group-hover:opacity-100 [@media(pointer:coarse)]:opacity-100"
-						icon={Heart}
-						iconSize="h-4 w-4"
-						onclick={() => modelsStore.toggleFamilyFavorite(key)}
-						tooltip="Add family to favorites"
-						tooltipAsTitle
-					/>
-				{/if}
-			</span>
 		</span>
 
 		<span></span>
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/constants/storage.constants.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/constants/storage.constants.ts
index d5ca6985ff..f66a0a0112 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/constants/storage.constants.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/constants/storage.constants.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ export const FAVORITE_MODELS_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY = `${STORAGE_APP_NAME}.favoriteMod
 /** Open state the user set for a model list section or one of its families, by id. */
 export const MODEL_GROUP_OPEN_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY = `${STORAGE_APP_NAME}.modelGroupOpen`;
 
-/** Model families pinned to the top of their provider section. */
-export const FAVORITE_MODEL_FAMILIES_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY = `${STORAGE_APP_NAME}.favoriteModelFamilies`;
-
 /** Per-model load and inference overrides, keyed by backend-qualified model id. */
 export const MODEL_OVERRIDES_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY = `${STORAGE_APP_NAME}.modelOverrides`;
 
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models/index.svelte.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models/index.svelte.ts
index 9731e8f005..f37e049dbc 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models/index.svelte.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models/index.svelte.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 import { browser } from '$app/environment';
 import {
-	FAVORITE_MODEL_FAMILIES_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY,
 	FAVORITE_MODELS_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY,
 	HIDDEN_MODELS_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY,
 	MODEL_GROUP_OPEN_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY,
@@ -88,19 +87,6 @@ function loadHiddenModels(): Set<string> {
 	}
 }
 
-/** Family keys pinned to the top of their provider section. */
-function loadFavoriteFamilies(): Set<string> {
-	if (!browser) return new SvelteSet<string>();
-
-	try {
-		const raw = localStorage.getItem(FAVORITE_MODEL_FAMILIES_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY);
-
-		return raw ? new SvelteSet(JSON.parse(raw) as string[]) : new SvelteSet<string>();
-	} catch {
-		return new SvelteSet<string>();
-	}
-}
-
 /** Open state the user set for a section or family of the model lists. */
 function loadGroupOpenState(): SvelteMap<string, boolean> {
 	if (!browser) return new SvelteMap<string, boolean>();
@@ -141,7 +127,6 @@ function loadRecentModels(): string[] {
 class ModelsStore implements ModelPropsHost, ModelStatusHost {
 	activeModels = $state<ModelOption[]>([]);
 	error = $state<string | null>(null);
-	favoriteFamilyIds = $state<Set<string>>(loadFavoriteFamilies());
 	favoriteModelIds = $state<Set<string>>(this.loadFavoritesFromStorage());
 	groupOpenState = $state<SvelteMap<string, boolean>>(loadGroupOpenState());
 	hiddenModelIds = $state<Set<string>>(loadHiddenModels());
@@ -473,10 +458,6 @@ class ModelsStore implements ModelPropsHost, ModelStatusHost {
 		return this.favoriteModelIds.has(modelId);
 	}
 
-	isFavoriteFamily(key: string): boolean {
-		return this.favoriteFamilyIds.has(key);
-	}
-
 	isGroupOpen(id: string, fallbackOpen: boolean): boolean {
 		return this.groupOpenState.get(id) ?? fallbackOpen;
 	}
@@ -666,25 +647,6 @@ class ModelsStore implements ModelPropsHost, ModelStatusHost {
 		return candidate && candidate.trim().length > 0 ? candidate : id;
 	}
 
-	/** Pin a family to the top of its provider section. */
-	toggleFamilyFavorite(key: string): void {
-		const next = new SvelteSet(this.favoriteFamilyIds);
-
-		if (next.has(key)) {
-			next.delete(key);
-		} else {
-			next.add(key);
-		}
-
-		this.favoriteFamilyIds = next;
-
-		try {
-			localStorage.setItem(FAVORITE_MODEL_FAMILIES_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify([...next]));
-		} catch {
-			toast.error('Failed to save favorite model families to local storage');
-		}
-	}
-
 	toggleFavorite(modelId: string): void {
 		this.setFavorites([modelId], !this.favoriteModelIds.has(modelId));
 	}