diff --git a/code/model/__init__.py b/code/model/__init__.py
index a447e3f..381ab2c 100644
--- a/code/model/__init__.py
+++ b/code/model/__init__.py
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@
 
 Contains:
 - factory: Factory for creating models from config
-- predecoder: Pre-decoder model architectures (PreDecoderModelMemory_v1, PreDecoderModelMemory_v2)
+- predecoder: Pre-decoder model architectures (PreDecoderModelMemory_v1)
 """
 from model.factory import ModelFactory
 
 # Import predecoder models lazily to avoid hard dependency on optional training
 # stacks (e.g., physicsnemo) during lightweight config validation.
 try:
-    from model.predecoder import PreDecoderModelMemory_v1, PreDecoderModelMemory_v2
+    from model.predecoder import PreDecoderModelMemory_v1
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
     PreDecoderModelMemory_v1 = None
-    PreDecoderModelMemory_v2 = None
diff --git a/code/model/factory.py b/code/model/factory.py
index b2ccac1..e217e20 100644
--- a/code/model/factory.py
+++ b/code/model/factory.py
@@ -29,9 +29,5 @@ def _create_surface_model(cfg):
             from model.predecoder import PreDecoderModelMemory_v1
             model = PreDecoderModelMemory_v1(cfg)
             return model
-        elif cfg.model.version == "predecoder_memory_v2":
-            from model.predecoder import PreDecoderModelMemory_v2
-            model = PreDecoderModelMemory_v2(cfg)
-            return model
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Invalid model version: {cfg.model.version}")
diff --git a/code/model/predecoder.py b/code/model/predecoder.py
index bc8e1f3..5dc3d85 100644
--- a/code/model/predecoder.py
+++ b/code/model/predecoder.py
@@ -112,82 +112,6 @@ def forward(self, x):
         return self.net(x)  # x: (B, 4, T, D, D)
 
 
-class PreDecoderModelMemory_v2(nn.Module):
-
-    def __init__(self, cfg):
-        super(PreDecoderModelMemory_v2, self).__init__()
-
-        self.distance = cfg.distance
-        self.n_rounds = cfg.n_rounds
-        self.dropout_p = cfg.model.dropout_p
-        activation_class = self._get_activation_class(cfg.model.activation)
-        self.activation_fn = activation_class()
-
-        filters = cfg.model.num_filters
-        kernel_sizes = cfg.model.kernel_size
-
-        assert (len(filters) - 2) % 3 == 0, \
-            "The number of filters minus 2 (for the first and last layers) must be divisible by 3."
-        assert len(filters) == len(kernel_sizes), \
-            "Mismatch: num_filters and kernel_size must be the same length."
-        input_channels = cfg.model.input_channels
-        out_channels = cfg.model.out_channels
-        assert filters[-1] == out_channels, \
-            f"The last element of num_filters must match the configured out_channels ({out_channels}), but got {filters[-1]}"
-
-        # === Initial Conv3D layer ===
-        self.layers = nn.ModuleList()
-        self.layers.append(
-            nn.Sequential(
-                nn.Conv3d(
-                    in_channels=input_channels,
-                    out_channels=filters[0],
-                    kernel_size=kernel_sizes[0],
-                    padding=kernel_sizes[0] // 2
-                ), nn.BatchNorm3d(filters[0]), self.activation_fn
-            )
-        )
-
-        # === Residual Blocks ===
-        in_ch = filters[0]
-        i = 1
-        while i + 2 < len(filters) - 1:
-            out_ch1, out_ch2, out_ch3 = filters[i], filters[i + 1], filters[i + 2]
-            ks = [kernel_sizes[i], kernel_sizes[i + 1], kernel_sizes[i + 2]]
-            self.layers.append(
-                ResidualBlock3D(
-                    channels=[in_ch, out_ch1, out_ch2, out_ch3],
-                    kernel_sizes=ks,
-                    activation=activation_class
-                )
-            )
-            in_ch = out_ch3
-            i += 3
-
-        # === Final Conv3D layer ===
-        self.final_conv = nn.Conv3d(
-            in_channels=filters[-2],
-            out_channels=out_channels,
-            kernel_size=kernel_sizes[-1],
-            padding=kernel_sizes[-1] // 2
-        )
-
-    def _get_activation_class(self, name):
-        if name == "relu":
-            return nn.ReLU
-        elif name == "gelu":
-            return nn.GELU
-        elif name == "leakyrelu":
-            return nn.LeakyReLU
-        else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported activation: {name}")
-
-    def forward(self, x):
-        for layer in self.layers:
-            x = layer(x)
-        return self.final_conv(x)
-
-
 # === Define a mock config using SimpleNamespace ===
 def get_mock_config():
     cfg = SimpleNamespace()
@@ -203,35 +127,6 @@ def get_mock_config():
     return cfg
 
 
-# === Mock config for testing ===
-def get_mock_config_v2():
-    cfg = SimpleNamespace()
-    cfg.model = SimpleNamespace()
-    cfg.distance = 11
-    cfg.n_rounds = 3
-    cfg.model.dropout_p = 0.1
-    cfg.model.activation = 'relu'
-    cfg.model.input_channels = 4
-    cfg.model.out_channels = 2
-    cfg.model.num_filters = [8, 16, 16, 8, 8, 8, 4, 2]  # (len - 2) % 3 == 0
-    cfg.model.kernel_size = [3] * len(cfg.model.num_filters)
-    return cfg
-
-
-# === Test ===
-def test_model_v2():
-    cfg = get_mock_config_v2()
-    model = PreDecoderModelMemory_v2(cfg)
-
-    B, C_in, T, D = 2, cfg.model.input_channels, cfg.n_rounds, cfg.distance
-    x = torch.randn(B, C_in, T, D, D)
-    out = model(x)
-
-    expected_shape = (B, cfg.model.out_channels, T, D, D)
-    assert out.shape == expected_shape, f"❌ Output shape mismatch: expected {expected_shape}, got {out.shape}"
-    print("✅ Model v2 test passed. Output shape:", out.shape)
-
-
 # === Run the test ===
 def test_model():
     cfg = get_mock_config()
@@ -251,4 +146,3 @@ def test_model():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_model()
-    test_model_v2()
diff --git a/code/tests/test_gpu.py b/code/tests/test_gpu.py
index fa9866c..c78a6cb 100644
--- a/code/tests/test_gpu.py
+++ b/code/tests/test_gpu.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def test_generator_default_device_is_cuda(self):
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 @_require_cuda
 class TestPreDecoderModelGPU(unittest.TestCase):
-    """PreDecoderModelMemory v1 and v2 forward pass on CUDA."""
+    """PreDecoderModelMemory v1 forward pass on CUDA."""
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.device = torch.device("cuda")
@@ -252,17 +252,6 @@ def test_v1_forward_on_cuda(self):
         self.assertEqual(out.device.type, "cuda")
         self.assertEqual(out.shape, (B, cfg.model.out_channels, T, D, D))
 
-    def test_v2_forward_on_cuda(self):
-        from model.predecoder import PreDecoderModelMemory_v2, get_mock_config_v2
-
-        cfg = get_mock_config_v2()
-        model = PreDecoderModelMemory_v2(cfg).to(self.device)
-        B, C, T, D = 4, cfg.model.input_channels, cfg.n_rounds, cfg.distance
-        x = torch.randn(B, C, T, D, D, device=self.device)
-        out = model(x)
-        self.assertEqual(out.device.type, "cuda")
-        self.assertEqual(out.shape, (B, cfg.model.out_channels, T, D, D))
-
     def test_v1_gradient_flow_on_cuda(self):
         """Verify gradients propagate through the model on GPU."""
         from model.predecoder import PreDecoderModelMemory_v1, get_mock_config
diff --git a/code/tests/test_model_factory.py b/code/tests/test_model_factory.py
index 4c70a1f..a2c82f5 100644
--- a/code/tests/test_model_factory.py
+++ b/code/tests/test_model_factory.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     sys.path.insert(0, str(_repo_code))
 
 from model.factory import ModelFactory
-from model.predecoder import get_mock_config, get_mock_config_v2
+from model.predecoder import get_mock_config
 
 
 class TestModelFactory(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -44,12 +44,3 @@ def test_create_surface_model_v1(self):
         self.assertIsNotNone(model)
         self.assertEqual(model.distance, cfg.distance)
         self.assertEqual(model.n_rounds, cfg.n_rounds)
-
-    def test_create_surface_model_v2(self):
-        cfg = get_mock_config_v2()
-        cfg.code = "surface"
-        cfg.model.version = "predecoder_memory_v2"
-        model = ModelFactory.create_model(cfg)
-        self.assertIsNotNone(model)
-        self.assertEqual(model.distance, cfg.distance)
-        self.assertEqual(model.n_rounds, cfg.n_rounds)
diff --git a/code/tests/test_predecoder.py b/code/tests/test_predecoder.py
index 5a5560b..ba02467 100644
--- a/code/tests/test_predecoder.py
+++ b/code/tests/test_predecoder.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # disclosure or distribution of this material and related documentation
 # without an express license agreement from NVIDIA CORPORATION or
 # its affiliates is strictly prohibited.
-"""Tests for model/predecoder: forward pass shape (v1 and v2). Catches breakage from architecture/config changes."""
+"""Tests for model/predecoder: forward pass shape (v1). Catches breakage from architecture/config changes."""
 
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 
 from model.predecoder import (
     PreDecoderModelMemory_v1,
-    PreDecoderModelMemory_v2,
     get_mock_config,
-    get_mock_config_v2,
 )
 
 
@@ -35,16 +33,5 @@ def test_forward_shape(self):
         self.assertEqual(out.shape, (B, cfg.model.out_channels, T, D, D))
 
 
-class TestPreDecoderModelMemoryV2(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def test_forward_shape(self):
-        cfg = get_mock_config_v2()
-        model = PreDecoderModelMemory_v2(cfg)
-        B, C, T, D = 2, cfg.model.input_channels, cfg.n_rounds, cfg.distance
-        x = torch.randn(B, C, T, D, D)
-        out = model(x)
-        self.assertEqual(out.shape, (B, cfg.model.out_channels, T, D, D))
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/conf/config_pre_decoder_memory_surface_model_1_d9.yaml b/conf/config_pre_decoder_memory_surface_model_1_d9.yaml
index b538c82..2d373b1 100644
--- a/conf/config_pre_decoder_memory_surface_model_1_d9.yaml
+++ b/conf/config_pre_decoder_memory_surface_model_1_d9.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ data:
   code_rotation: XV # Surface code orientation: XV, XH, ZV, ZH (default: XV)
 
 model:
-  version: predecoder_memory_v1 # predecoder_memory_v1 (no skip conections and batch norm), predecoder_memory_v2 (includes skip connections and batch norm)
+  version: predecoder_memory_v1
   dropout_p: 0.05
   activation: gelu
   num_filters: [128, 128, 128, 4]