diff --git a/src/paddle_ocr/Dockerfile.cpu b/src/paddle_ocr/Dockerfile.cpu
index f9c6bab..934c537 100644
--- a/src/paddle_ocr/Dockerfile.cpu
+++ b/src/paddle_ocr/Dockerfile.cpu
@@ -34,15 +34,9 @@ ARG REC_MODEL=PP-OCRv5_server_rec
 ENV PADDLE_DET_MODEL=${DET_MODEL}
 ENV PADDLE_REC_MODEL=${REC_MODEL}
 
-# Download models during build (not at runtime)
-RUN python -c "\
-import os; \
-from paddleocr import PaddleOCR; \
-det = os.environ.get('PADDLE_DET_MODEL', 'PP-OCRv5_server_det'); \
-rec = os.environ.get('PADDLE_REC_MODEL', 'PP-OCRv5_server_rec'); \
-print(f'Downloading models: det={det}, rec={rec}'); \
-ocr = PaddleOCR(text_detection_model_name=det, text_recognition_model_name=rec); \
-print('Models downloaded successfully!')"
+# Note: Models download at first runtime
+# First container start will take ~30s longer as models are fetched
+# Use paddlex-cache volume to persist models across container restarts
 
 # Volume for dataset and optional additional model cache
 VOLUME ["/app/dataset", "/root/.paddlex"]
diff --git a/src/paddle_ocr/Dockerfile.gpu b/src/paddle_ocr/Dockerfile.gpu
index 66573e2..9e5f1a6 100644
--- a/src/paddle_ocr/Dockerfile.gpu
+++ b/src/paddle_ocr/Dockerfile.gpu
@@ -77,15 +77,9 @@ ARG REC_MODEL=PP-OCRv5_server_rec
 ENV PADDLE_DET_MODEL=${DET_MODEL}
 ENV PADDLE_REC_MODEL=${REC_MODEL}
 
-# Download models during build (not at runtime)
-RUN python -c "\
-import os; \
-from paddleocr import PaddleOCR; \
-det = os.environ.get('PADDLE_DET_MODEL', 'PP-OCRv5_server_det'); \
-rec = os.environ.get('PADDLE_REC_MODEL', 'PP-OCRv5_server_rec'); \
-print(f'Downloading models: det={det}, rec={rec}'); \
-ocr = PaddleOCR(text_detection_model_name=det, text_recognition_model_name=rec); \
-print('Models downloaded successfully!')"
+# Note: Models download at first runtime (CI runner has no GPU for build-time download)
+# First container start will take ~30s longer as models are fetched
+# Use paddlex-cache volume to persist models across container restarts
 
 # Volume for dataset and optional additional model cache
 VOLUME ["/app/dataset", "/root/.paddlex"]