diff --git a/examples/server/v1/components.py b/examples/server/v1/components.py
index decc913c1..a406769e4 100644
--- a/examples/server/v1/components.py
+++ b/examples/server/v1/components.py
@@ -332,9 +332,6 @@ async def status(self, extra: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, **kwargs) -> Boar
             digital_interrupts={name: DigitalInterruptStatus(value=await di.value()) for (name, di) in self.digital_interrupts.items()},
         )
 
-    async def model_attributes(self) -> Board.Attributes:
-        return Board.Attributes(remote=True)
-
     async def set_power_mode(self, **kwargs):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
diff --git a/src/viam/components/board/board.py b/src/viam/components/board/board.py
index 3edf5e510..10da2774e 100644
--- a/src/viam/components/board/board.py
+++ b/src/viam/components/board/board.py
@@ -242,16 +242,6 @@ async def status(self, *, extra: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, timeout: Optio
         """
         ...
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    async def model_attributes(self) -> Attributes:
-        """
-        Get the attributes related to the model of this board.
-
-        Returns:
-            Attributes: The attributes.
-        """
-        ...
-
     @abc.abstractmethod
     async def set_power_mode(
         self, mode: PowerMode.ValueType, duration: Optional[timedelta] = None, *, timeout: Optional[float] = None, **kwargs
diff --git a/src/viam/components/board/client.py b/src/viam/components/board/client.py
index 71b997111..a7f1dc5d9 100644
--- a/src/viam/components/board/client.py
+++ b/src/viam/components/board/client.py
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ async def status(self, *, extra: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, timeout: Optio
         response: StatusResponse = await self.client.Status(request, timeout=timeout)
         return response.status
 
-    async def model_attributes(self) -> Board.Attributes:
-        return Board.Attributes(remote=True)
-
     async def do_command(self, command: Mapping[str, ValueTypes], *, timeout: Optional[float] = None) -> Mapping[str, ValueTypes]:
         request = DoCommandRequest(name=self.name, command=dict_to_struct(command))
         response: DoCommandResponse = await self.client.DoCommand(request, timeout=timeout)
diff --git a/tests/mocks/components.py b/tests/mocks/components.py
index b972ae4e9..29a908e57 100644
--- a/tests/mocks/components.py
+++ b/tests/mocks/components.py
@@ -370,9 +370,6 @@ async def status(self, *, extra: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, timeout: Optio
             digital_interrupts={name: DigitalInterruptStatus(value=await di.value()) for (name, di) in self.digital_interrupts.items()},
         )
 
-    async def model_attributes(self) -> Board.Attributes:
-        return Board.Attributes(remote=True)
-
     async def get_geometries(self, *, extra: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, timeout: Optional[float] = None) -> List[Geometry]:
         self.extra = extra
         self.timeout = timeout
diff --git a/tests/test_board.py b/tests/test_board.py
index db618ae83..0c4ebe7d7 100644
--- a/tests/test_board.py
+++ b/tests/test_board.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from grpclib import GRPCError
 from grpclib.testing import ChannelFor
 
-from viam.components.board import Board, BoardClient
+from viam.components.board import BoardClient
 from viam.components.board.service import BoardRPCService
 from viam.components.generic.service import GenericRPCService
 from viam.errors import ResourceNotFoundError
@@ -121,11 +121,6 @@ async def test_status(self, board: MockBoard):
         assert board.extra == extra
         assert board.timeout == loose_approx(1.82)
 
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_model_attributes(self, board: MockBoard):
-        attrs = await board.model_attributes()
-        assert attrs == Board.Attributes(remote=True)
-
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_do(self, board: MockBoard):
         command = {"command": "args"}
@@ -415,14 +410,6 @@ async def test_status(self, board: MockBoard, service: BoardRPCService):
             assert board.extra == extra
             assert board.timeout == loose_approx(1.1)
 
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_model_attributes(self, board: MockBoard, service: BoardRPCService):
-        async with ChannelFor([service]) as channel:
-            client = BoardClient(name=board.name, channel=channel)
-
-            attrs = await client.model_attributes()
-            assert attrs == Board.Attributes(remote=True)
-
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_do(self, board: MockBoard, service: BoardRPCService):
         async with ChannelFor([service]) as channel: