diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/convertToLLMMessageService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/convertToLLMMessageService.ts
index 795d9b58..ca3c8c48 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/convertToLLMMessageService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/convertToLLMMessageService.ts
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ const prepareMessages = (params: {
 export interface IConvertToLLMMessageService {
 	readonly _serviceBrand: undefined;
 	prepareLLMSimpleMessages: (opts: { simpleMessages: SimpleLLMMessage[], systemMessage: string, modelSelection: ModelSelection | null, featureName: FeatureName }) => { messages: LLMChatMessage[], separateSystemMessage: string | undefined }
-	prepareLLMChatMessages: (opts: { chatMessages: ChatMessage[], chatMode: ChatMode, modelSelection: ModelSelection | null, explicitlyDisableSystemMessage?: boolean, explicitlyProvideAiInstructions?: string, }) => Promise<{ messages: LLMChatMessage[], separateSystemMessage: string | undefined }>
+	prepareLLMChatMessages: (opts: { chatMessages: ChatMessage[], chatMode: ChatMode, modelSelection: ModelSelection | null }) => Promise<{ messages: LLMChatMessage[], separateSystemMessage: string | undefined }>
 	prepareFIMMessage(opts: { messages: LLMFIMMessage, }): { prefix: string, suffix: string, stopTokens: string[] }
 }
 
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ class ConvertToLLMMessageService extends Disposable implements IConvertToLLMMess
 		})
 		return { messages, separateSystemMessage };
 	}
-	prepareLLMChatMessages: IConvertToLLMMessageService['prepareLLMChatMessages'] = async ({ chatMessages, chatMode, modelSelection, explicitlyDisableSystemMessage, explicitlyProvideAiInstructions, }) => {
+	prepareLLMChatMessages: IConvertToLLMMessageService['prepareLLMChatMessages'] = async ({ chatMessages, chatMode, modelSelection, }) => {
 		if (modelSelection === null) return { messages: [], separateSystemMessage: undefined }
 
 		const { overridesOfModel } = this.voidSettingsService.state
@@ -679,9 +679,9 @@ class ConvertToLLMMessageService extends Disposable implements IConvertToLLMMess
 		const modelSelectionOptions = this.voidSettingsService.state.optionsOfModelSelection['Chat'][modelSelection.providerName]?.[modelSelection.modelName]
 
 		// Get combined AI instructions
-		const aiInstructions = explicitlyProvideAiInstructions || this._getCombinedAIInstructions();
+		const aiInstructions = this._getCombinedAIInstructions();
 		const globalDisableSystemMessageSetting = this.voidSettingsService.state.globalSettings.disableSystemMessage;
-		const finalSystemMessageForPrepareMessages = (explicitlyDisableSystemMessage || globalDisableSystemMessageSetting) ? undefined : systemMessageFromGenerator;
+		const finalSystemMessageForPrepareMessages = globalDisableSystemMessageSetting ? undefined : systemMessageFromGenerator;
 		const isReasoningEnabled = getIsReasoningEnabledState('Chat', providerName, modelName, modelSelectionOptions, overridesOfModel)
 		const reservedOutputTokenSpace = getReservedOutputTokenSpace(providerName, modelName, { isReasoningEnabled, overridesOfModel })
 		const llmMessages = this._chatMessagesToSimpleMessages(chatMessages)
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/Settings.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/Settings.tsx
index 67b37256..3cc67ded 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/Settings.tsx
@@ -1258,7 +1258,8 @@ Alternatively, place a \`.voidrules\` file in the root of your workspace.
                             </span>
                         </div>
 						</ErrorBoundary>
-                        <div className='text-void-fg-3 text-xs mt-1'> When enabled, Void will send a minimal system message to the model to reduce token usage and improve model performance for certain tasks.
+                        <div className='text-void-fg-3 text-xs mt-1'>
+							{`When enabled, Void will not include anything in the system message except for content you specified in voidrules and AI Instructions.`}
                         </div>
                     </div>
 				</div>