diff --git a/libs/langchain_v1/langchain/agents/factory.py b/libs/langchain_v1/langchain/agents/factory.py
index cc4610754a5..101afe70e84 100644
--- a/libs/langchain_v1/langchain/agents/factory.py
+++ b/libs/langchain_v1/langchain/agents/factory.py
@@ -520,7 +520,6 @@ def create_agent(  # noqa: PLR0915
     debug: bool = False,
     name: str | None = None,
     cache: BaseCache | None = None,
-    backend: object | None = None,
 ) -> CompiledStateGraph[
     AgentState[ResponseT], ContextT, _InputAgentState, _OutputAgentState[ResponseT]
 ]:
@@ -730,7 +729,6 @@ def create_agent(  # noqa: PLR0915
                 runtime,
                 model_name=_agent_model_name,
                 tools=default_tools,
-                backend=backend,
             )
         )
 
@@ -1077,7 +1075,6 @@ def create_agent(  # noqa: PLR0915
                 tools=default_tools,
                 tool_choice=None,
                 response_format=initial_response_format,
-                backend=backend,
             )
         )
         request = ModelRequest.from_runtime(agent_runtime, messages=state["messages"], state=state)
diff --git a/libs/langchain_v1/langchain/agents/middleware/types.py b/libs/langchain_v1/langchain/agents/middleware/types.py
index a93fc3c5a4a..85c1e86f613 100644
--- a/libs/langchain_v1/langchain/agents/middleware/types.py
+++ b/libs/langchain_v1/langchain/agents/middleware/types.py
@@ -100,11 +100,6 @@ class AgentRuntime(Runtime[ContextT]):
     model_settings: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
     """Additional model-specific settings."""
 
-    backend: object | None = field(default=None)
-    """Opaque backend object injected by subpackages (e.g. deepagents).
-    Typed as ``object`` at this layer; subpackages narrow the type via
-    ``AgentMiddleware._build_runtime``."""
-
     @classmethod
     def from_runtime(
         cls,
@@ -118,7 +113,6 @@ class AgentRuntime(Runtime[ContextT]):
         tools: list[BaseTool | dict] | None = None,
         response_format: ResponseFormat | None = None,
         model_settings: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
-        backend: object | None = None,
     ) -> AgentRuntime[ContextT]:
         """Construct an AgentRuntime from a base LangGraph Runtime."""
         inherited = {f.name: getattr(runtime, f.name) for f in dc_fields(Runtime)}
@@ -132,7 +126,6 @@ class AgentRuntime(Runtime[ContextT]):
             tools=tools or [],
             response_format=response_format,
             model_settings=model_settings or {},
-            backend=backend,
         )