diff --git a/onnxscript/_framework_apis/torch_2_5.py b/onnxscript/_framework_apis/torch_2_5.py
index 5bbb64af88..9f31934701 100644
--- a/onnxscript/_framework_apis/torch_2_5.py
+++ b/onnxscript/_framework_apis/torch_2_5.py
@@ -59,9 +59,13 @@ def convert_version(model: ir.Model, target_version: int) -> ir.Model:
 
 
 def check_model(model: ir.Model) -> None:
-    """Check the model."""
+    """No-op retained for API compatibility.
 
-    del model  # Unused yet
+    This intentionally performs no validation. Running the ONNX checker here was
+    dropped because it can report false positives and adds overhead to export.
+    """
+
+    del model  # Intentionally unused: this function performs no validation.
 
 
 def save_model_with_external_data(