diff --git a/vllm/patches/deepseek_v4.py b/vllm/patches/deepseek_v4.py
index 31eb7f44..5e7ea781 100644
--- a/vllm/patches/deepseek_v4.py
+++ b/vllm/patches/deepseek_v4.py
@@ -1667,9 +1667,8 @@ def _make_deepseek_v4_nvfp4_weights_mapper() -> WeightsMapper:
 
     return WeightsMapper(
         orig_to_new_prefix={
-            "layers.": "model.layers.",
-            "embed.": "model.embed.",
-            "norm.": "model.norm.",
+            # Strip model. prefix (checkpoint has it, model params don't)
+            "model.": "",
         },
         orig_to_new_regex=expert_rename_regex,
         orig_to_new_suffix=suffix_renames,