diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/loaders/microsoft_web_iq.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/loaders/microsoft_web_iq.py
index fdf10e6332..5057aaeb49 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/loaders/microsoft_web_iq.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/loaders/microsoft_web_iq.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from langchain_core.documents import Document
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-DEFAULT_MICROSOFT_WEB_IQ_API_BASE_URL = 'https://api.microsoft.ai/v3'
 MICROSOFT_BROWSE_RETRY_STATUS_CODES = {202, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504}
 MICROSOFT_BROWSE_MAX_RETRIES = 2
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ class MicrosoftWebIQLoader(BaseLoader):
         continue_on_failure: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         self.urls = urls if isinstance(urls, list) else [urls]
-        self.api_base_url = (api_base_url or DEFAULT_MICROSOFT_WEB_IQ_API_BASE_URL).rstrip('/')
+        self.api_base_url = api_base_url.rstrip('/')
         self.api_key = api_key
         self.language = language
         self.verify_ssl = verify_ssl
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/microsoft_web_iq.py b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/microsoft_web_iq.py
index c4188b684c..9d0df53e64 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/microsoft_web_iq.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/retrieval/web/microsoft_web_iq.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ from open_webui.utils.headers import include_user_info_headers
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-DEFAULT_MICROSOFT_WEB_IQ_API_BASE_URL = 'https://api.microsoft.ai/v3'
-
 
 def search_microsoft_web_iq(
     api_base_url: str,
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ def search_microsoft_web_iq(
     user=None,
 ) -> list[SearchResult]:
     try:
-        api_base_url = (api_base_url or DEFAULT_MICROSOFT_WEB_IQ_API_BASE_URL).rstrip('/')
+        api_base_url = api_base_url.rstrip('/')
         headers = {
             'host': urlparse(api_base_url).netloc or 'api.microsoft.ai',
             'x-apikey': api_key,