diff --git a/.changeset/real-windows-itch.md b/.changeset/real-windows-itch.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78ce904e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/real-windows-itch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@google/generative-ai": patch
+---
+
+Fix reference to `requestOptions` in `startChat`.
diff --git a/common/api-review/generative-ai.api.md b/common/api-review/generative-ai.api.md
index cbe4e077..448d096d 100644
--- a/common/api-review/generative-ai.api.md
+++ b/common/api-review/generative-ai.api.md
@@ -465,8 +465,6 @@ export class GenerativeModel {
     // (undocumented)
     model: string;
     // (undocumented)
-    requestOptions: RequestOptions;
-    // (undocumented)
     safetySettings: SafetySetting[];
     startChat(startChatParams?: StartChatParams): ChatSession;
     // (undocumented)
diff --git a/docs/reference/main/generative-ai.generativemodel.md b/docs/reference/main/generative-ai.generativemodel.md
index c5acf191..546e68d6 100644
--- a/docs/reference/main/generative-ai.generativemodel.md
+++ b/docs/reference/main/generative-ai.generativemodel.md
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export declare class GenerativeModel
 |  [cachedContent](./generative-ai.generativemodel.cachedcontent.md) |  | [CachedContent](./generative-ai.cachedcontent.md) |  |
 |  [generationConfig](./generative-ai.generativemodel.generationconfig.md) |  | [GenerationConfig](./generative-ai.generationconfig.md) |  |
 |  [model](./generative-ai.generativemodel.model.md) |  | string |  |
-|  [requestOptions](./generative-ai.generativemodel.requestoptions.md) |  | [RequestOptions](./generative-ai.requestoptions.md) |  |
 |  [safetySettings](./generative-ai.generativemodel.safetysettings.md) |  | [SafetySetting](./generative-ai.safetysetting.md)<!-- -->\[\] |  |
 |  [systemInstruction?](./generative-ai.generativemodel.systeminstruction.md) |  | [Content](./generative-ai.content.md) | _(Optional)_ |
 |  [toolConfig?](./generative-ai.generativemodel.toolconfig.md) |  | [ToolConfig](./generative-ai.toolconfig.md) | _(Optional)_ |
diff --git a/docs/reference/main/generative-ai.generativemodel.requestoptions.md b/docs/reference/main/generative-ai.generativemodel.requestoptions.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 89e74b08..00000000
--- a/docs/reference/main/generative-ai.generativemodel.requestoptions.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
-
-[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@google/generative-ai](./generative-ai.md) &gt; [GenerativeModel](./generative-ai.generativemodel.md) &gt; [requestOptions](./generative-ai.generativemodel.requestoptions.md)
-
-## GenerativeModel.requestOptions property
-
-**Signature:**
-
-```typescript
-requestOptions: RequestOptions;
-```
diff --git a/src/models/generative-model.ts b/src/models/generative-model.ts
index 1c3b09d9..7cd3fe62 100644
--- a/src/models/generative-model.ts
+++ b/src/models/generative-model.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export class GenerativeModel {
   model: string;
   generationConfig: GenerationConfig;
   safetySettings: SafetySetting[];
-  requestOptions: RequestOptions;
   tools?: Tool[];
   toolConfig?: ToolConfig;
   systemInstruction?: Content;
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ export class GenerativeModel {
         cachedContent: this.cachedContent?.name,
         ...startChatParams,
       },
-      this.requestOptions,
+      this._requestOptions,
     );
   }