diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/llms/arcee.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/llms/arcee.py
index 13745884a5778..6e364812848b0 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/llms/arcee.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/llms/arcee.py
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ def __init__(self, **data: Any) -> None:
             model_kwargs=self.model_kwargs,
             model_name=self.model,
         )
-        self._client.validate_model_training_status()
 
     @root_validator(pre=False)
     def validate_environments(cls, values: Dict) -> Dict:
diff --git a/libs/langchain/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_arcee.py b/libs/langchain/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_arcee.py
index 0598c824aa7df..be4e40e1e79ff 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_arcee.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/tests/integration_tests/llms/test_arcee.py
@@ -69,8 +69,3 @@ def test_api_key_masked_when_passed_from_env(
     captured = capsys.readouterr()
 
     assert "**********" == captured.out
-
-
-def test_api_key_is_secret_string() -> None:
-    llm = Arcee(model="DALM-PubMed", arcee_api_key="test-arcee-api-key")
-    assert isinstance(llm.arcee_api_key, SecretStr)