diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
index e6c561a8ca..c03e689ff2 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
@@ -400,9 +400,6 @@ def get_citation_source_from_tool_result(
 
     Returns a list of sources (usually one, but query_knowledge_files/query_chat_files may return multiple).
     """
-    _EXPECTS_LIST = {'search_web', 'query_knowledge_files', 'query_chat_files'}
-    _EXPECTS_DICT = {'view_knowledge_file', 'view_file'}
-
     try:
         try:
             tool_result = JSONCodec.loads(tool_result)
@@ -411,41 +408,10 @@ def get_citation_source_from_tool_result(
         if isinstance(tool_result, dict) and 'error' in tool_result:
             return []
 
-        # Validate tool_result type based on what the branch expects
-        if tool_name in _EXPECTS_LIST and not isinstance(tool_result, list):
-            return []
-        elif tool_name in _EXPECTS_DICT and not isinstance(tool_result, dict):
-            return []
+        if tool_name in ('view_knowledge_file', 'view_file'):
+            if not isinstance(tool_result, dict):
+                return []
 
-        if tool_name == 'search_web':
-            # Parse JSON array: [{"title": "...", "link": "...", "snippet": "..."}]
-            results = tool_result
-            documents = []
-            metadata = []
-
-            for result in results:
-                title = result.get('title', '')
-                link = result.get('link', '')
-                snippet = result.get('snippet', '')
-
-                documents.append(f'{title}\n{snippet}')
-                metadata.append(
-                    {
-                        'source': link,
-                        'name': title,
-                        'url': link,
-                    }
-                )
-
-            return [
-                {
-                    'source': {'name': 'search_web', 'id': 'search_web'},
-                    'document': documents,
-                    'metadata': metadata,
-                }
-            ]
-
-        elif tool_name in ('view_knowledge_file', 'view_file'):
             file_data = tool_result
             filename = file_data.get('filename', 'Unknown File')
             file_id = file_data.get('id', '')
@@ -490,6 +456,9 @@ def get_citation_source_from_tool_result(
             ]
 
         elif tool_name in ('query_knowledge_files', 'query_chat_files'):
+            if not isinstance(tool_result, list):
+                return []
+
             chunks = tool_result
 
             # Group chunks by source for better citation display
@@ -5772,7 +5741,6 @@ async def streaming_chat_response_handler(response, ctx):
                             citations_enabled
                             and tool_function_name
                             in [
-                                'search_web',
                                 'fetch_url',
                                 'view_file',
                                 'view_knowledge_file',