diff --git a/scripts/telegram_bot_handle_tool.py b/scripts/telegram_bot_handle_tool.py
index 75da7c5..27ac3ef 100644
--- a/scripts/telegram_bot_handle_tool.py
+++ b/scripts/telegram_bot_handle_tool.py
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@
 if TOKEN:
     TOKEN = TOKEN.strip()
 
-if (
-    API_URL := pyscript.config.get("telegram_bot_api_url")  # noqa: F821  # ty:ignore[unresolved-reference]
-    or "https://api.telegram.org"
-):
-    API_URL = API_URL.strip().rstrip("/")
+API_URL = "https://api.telegram.org"
 
 _session: httpx.AsyncClient | None = None
 _session_lock = asyncio.Lock()
@@ -132,11 +128,7 @@ async def _get_file(client: httpx.AsyncClient, file_id: str) -> tuple[str | None
     if not resp.is_success or not result.get("ok"):
         description = result.get("description") or resp.reason_phrase or f"HTTP {resp.status_code}"
         if "file is too big" in description.lower():
-            return (
-                None,
-                f"File size exceeds Telegram Bot API 20MB download limit for public servers ({description}). "
-                "To download files up to 2GB, configure a local Telegram Bot API server via 'telegram_bot_api_url'.",
-            )
+            return (None, f"File size exceeds Telegram Bot API 20MB download limit for public servers ({description}).")
         return None, f"Telegram API error ({resp.status_code}): {description}"
     if file_path := result.get("result", {}).get("file_path"):
         return file_path, None
diff --git a/send_to_telegram_full_llm.yaml b/send_to_telegram_full_llm.yaml
index 644d51f..27ab045 100644
--- a/send_to_telegram_full_llm.yaml
+++ b/send_to_telegram_full_llm.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ blueprint:
       allow_all_imports: true
       hass_is_global: true
       telegram_bot_token: !secret telegram_bot_token
-      telegram_bot_api_url: http://localhost:8081  # Optional: local Telegram Bot API server for downloading/uploading files up to 2GB
     ```
 
     ```
diff --git a/telegram_bot_webhook.yaml b/telegram_bot_webhook.yaml
index 7b252d3..48d6904 100644
--- a/telegram_bot_webhook.yaml
+++ b/telegram_bot_webhook.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ blueprint:
       allow_all_imports: true
       hass_is_global: true
       telegram_bot_token: !secret telegram_bot_token
-      telegram_bot_api_url: http://localhost:8081  # Optional: local Telegram Bot API server for downloading/uploading files up to 2GB
     ```
 
     ```