diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index 9b81cec1c7e..5bcfeaebce9 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -5310,9 +5310,7 @@ def completion(
         if custom_llm_provider == "ollama" and (tools or functions):
             custom_llm_provider = "ollama_chat"  # rebind-ok: /api/generate has no native tool calling
             if api_base is not None:
-                api_base = api_base.rstrip("/").removesuffix(
-                    "/api/generate"
-                )  # rebind-ok: preserve generate URLs for native tool requests
+                api_base = api_base.rstrip("/").removesuffix("/api/generate")  # rebind-ok: chat path
         elif custom_llm_provider == "ollama":
             tools = None  # rebind-ok: empty tools must not change plain completion behavior
             functions = None  # rebind-ok: empty functions must not change plain completion behavior