diff --git a/src/finch/_base_client.py b/src/finch/_base_client.py
index 9a023ba9..a168301f 100644
--- a/src/finch/_base_client.py
+++ b/src/finch/_base_client.py
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ def _request(
         self._prepare_request(request)
 
         try:
-            response = self._client.send(request, auth=self.custom_auth, stream=stream or options.stream or False)
+            response = self._client.send(request, auth=self.custom_auth, stream=stream)
             log.debug(
                 'HTTP Request: %s %s "%i %s"', request.method, request.url, response.status_code, response.reason_phrase
             )
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ async def _request(
         await self._prepare_request(request)
 
         try:
-            response = await self._client.send(request, auth=self.custom_auth, stream=stream or options.stream or False)
+            response = await self._client.send(request, auth=self.custom_auth, stream=stream)
             log.debug(
                 'HTTP Request: %s %s "%i %s"', request.method, request.url, response.status_code, response.reason_phrase
             )
@@ -1541,7 +1541,6 @@ def make_request_options(
     idempotency_key: str | None = None,
     timeout: float | httpx.Timeout | None | NotGiven = NOT_GIVEN,
     post_parser: PostParser | NotGiven = NOT_GIVEN,
-    stream: bool | None = None,
 ) -> RequestOptions:
     """Create a dict of type RequestOptions without keys of NotGiven values."""
     options: RequestOptions = {}
@@ -1563,9 +1562,6 @@ def make_request_options(
     if idempotency_key is not None:
         options["idempotency_key"] = idempotency_key
 
-    if stream is not None:
-        options["stream"] = stream
-
     if is_given(post_parser):
         # internal
         options["post_parser"] = post_parser  # type: ignore
diff --git a/src/finch/_models.py b/src/finch/_models.py
index a0e59614..5b8c9601 100644
--- a/src/finch/_models.py
+++ b/src/finch/_models.py
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ class FinalRequestOptionsInput(TypedDict, total=False):
     params: Query
     headers: Headers
     max_retries: int
-    stream: bool | None
     timeout: float | Timeout | None
     files: HttpxRequestFiles | None
     idempotency_key: str
@@ -421,7 +420,6 @@ class FinalRequestOptions(pydantic.BaseModel):
     timeout: Union[float, Timeout, None, NotGiven] = NotGiven()
     files: Union[HttpxRequestFiles, None] = None
     idempotency_key: Union[str, None] = None
-    stream: Union[bool, None] = None
     post_parser: Union[Callable[[Any], Any], NotGiven] = NotGiven()
 
     # It should be noted that we cannot use `json` here as that would override
diff --git a/src/finch/_types.py b/src/finch/_types.py
index 1e04f89d..e12f064d 100644
--- a/src/finch/_types.py
+++ b/src/finch/_types.py
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ async def aclose(self) -> None:
 class RequestOptions(TypedDict, total=False):
     headers: Headers
     max_retries: int
-    stream: bool
     timeout: float | Timeout | None
     params: Query
     extra_json: AnyMapping