diff --git a/tests/unit/vertexai/genai/test_evals.py b/tests/unit/vertexai/genai/test_evals.py
index 62bbbbd7c7..5882d5a990 100644
--- a/tests/unit/vertexai/genai/test_evals.py
+++ b/tests/unit/vertexai/genai/test_evals.py
@@ -152,12 +152,6 @@ def setup_method(self):
         )
         self.client = vertexai.Client(project=_TEST_PROJECT, location=_TEST_LOCATION)
 
-    @pytest.mark.usefixtures("google_auth_mock")
-    def test_eval_run(self):
-        test_client = vertexai.Client(project=_TEST_PROJECT, location=_TEST_LOCATION)
-        with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
-            test_client.evals.run()
-
     @pytest.mark.usefixtures("google_auth_mock")
     @mock.patch.object(client.Client, "_get_api_client")
     @mock.patch.object(evals.Evals, "batch_evaluate")
diff --git a/vertexai/_genai/evals.py b/vertexai/_genai/evals.py
index b6a75e8bcd..4d328df784 100644
--- a/vertexai/_genai/evals.py
+++ b/vertexai/_genai/evals.py
@@ -882,13 +882,6 @@ def _get_evaluation_item(
         self._api_client._verify_response(return_value)
         return return_value
 
-    def run(self) -> types.EvaluateInstancesResponse:
-        """Evaluates an instance of a model.
-
-        This should eventually call _evaluate_instances()
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
     def evaluate_instances(
         self,
         *,