diff --git a/src/megatron/bridge/training/utils/packed_seq_utils.py b/src/megatron/bridge/training/utils/packed_seq_utils.py
index e631be426a..98dbd6d5ac 100644
--- a/src/megatron/bridge/training/utils/packed_seq_utils.py
+++ b/src/megatron/bridge/training/utils/packed_seq_utils.py
@@ -44,18 +44,14 @@ def get_packed_seq_params(batch: dict[str, torch.Tensor]) -> PackedSeqParams:
     cu_seqlens_unpadded_argmin = batch.get("cu_seqlens_unpadded_argmin")
 
     if cu_seqlens_argmin is not None:
-        argmin_idx = cu_seqlens_argmin.item()
-        assert argmin_idx == 0 or cu_seqlens_padded[argmin_idx] == -1  # cu_seqlens padding is -1
-        cu_seqlens_padded = cu_seqlens_padded[:argmin_idx]
-    elif torch.min(cu_seqlens_padded) == -1:
+        cu_seqlens_padded = cu_seqlens_padded[: cu_seqlens_argmin.item()]
+    else:
         cu_seqlens_padded = cu_seqlens_padded[: torch.argmin(cu_seqlens_padded)]
 
     if cu_seqlens_unpadded is not None:
         if cu_seqlens_unpadded_argmin is not None:
-            argmin_idx = cu_seqlens_unpadded_argmin.item()
-            assert argmin_idx == 0 or cu_seqlens_unpadded[argmin_idx] == -1  # cu_seqlens padding is -1
-            cu_seqlens_unpadded = cu_seqlens_unpadded[:argmin_idx]
-        elif torch.min(cu_seqlens_unpadded) == -1:
+            cu_seqlens_unpadded = cu_seqlens_unpadded[: cu_seqlens_unpadded_argmin.item()]
+        else:
             cu_seqlens_unpadded = cu_seqlens_unpadded[: torch.argmin(cu_seqlens_unpadded)]
 
     max_seqlen = batch["max_seqlen"].squeeze() if "max_seqlen" in batch else None
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/training/test_gpt_step.py b/tests/unit_tests/training/test_gpt_step.py
index d677c1334f..7e308f2f85 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/training/test_gpt_step.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/training/test_gpt_step.py
@@ -103,23 +103,6 @@ def test_packed_seq_params_with_cu_seqlens_argmin(self):
         assert torch.equal(result.max_seqlen_q, expected_max_seqlen)
         assert torch.equal(result.max_seqlen_kv, expected_max_seqlen)
 
-    def test_packed_seq_params_no_padding(self):
-        """Test functionality when cu_seqlens has no padding (-1 values)."""
-        batch = {
-            "cu_seqlens": torch.tensor([[0, 7, 14]], dtype=torch.int32),
-            "max_seqlen": torch.tensor([[10]], dtype=torch.int32),
-        }
-
-        result = get_packed_seq_params(batch)
-
-        # Verify the result is a PackedSeqParams object
-        assert isinstance(result, PackedSeqParams)
-
-        # When there's no -1 padding, the tensor is returned unchanged
-        expected_cu_seqlens = torch.tensor([0, 7, 14], dtype=torch.int32)
-        assert torch.equal(result.cu_seqlens_q, expected_cu_seqlens)
-        assert torch.equal(result.cu_seqlens_kv, expected_cu_seqlens)
-
     def test_packed_seq_params_with_cu_seqlens_argmin_zero(self):
         """Test edge case when cu_seqlens_argmin is 0."""
         batch = {
@@ -246,21 +229,6 @@ def test_packed_seq_params_without_unpadded_fallback(self):
         assert result.cu_seqlens_q_padded is None
         assert result.cu_seqlens_kv_padded is None
 
-    def test_packed_seq_params_no_padding_in_cu_seqlens(self):
-        """Test when cu_seqlens has no -1 padding markers."""
-        batch = {
-            "cu_seqlens": torch.tensor([[0, 5, 10]], dtype=torch.int32),  # No -1 padding
-            "max_seqlen": torch.tensor([[7]], dtype=torch.int32),
-        }
-
-        result = get_packed_seq_params(batch)
-
-        # When no -1 present and min != -1, the tensor should remain as-is
-        expected = torch.tensor([0, 5, 10], dtype=torch.int32)
-        assert torch.equal(result.cu_seqlens_q, expected)
-        # Padded fields are None when cu_seqlens_unpadded is not provided
-        assert result.cu_seqlens_q_padded is None
-
     def test_packed_seq_params_qkv_format_is_thd(self):
         """Test that qkv_format is always set to 'thd'."""
         batch = {
@@ -271,22 +239,6 @@ def test_packed_seq_params_qkv_format_is_thd(self):
 
         assert result.qkv_format == "thd"
 
-    def test_packed_seq_params_cu_seqlens_unpadded_no_padding(self):
-        """Test cu_seqlens_unpadded with no padding markers."""
-        batch = {
-            "cu_seqlens": torch.tensor([[0, 6, 12]], dtype=torch.int32),
-            "cu_seqlens_unpadded": torch.tensor([[0, 5, 10]], dtype=torch.int32),  # No -1
-        }
-
-        result = get_packed_seq_params(batch)
-
-        # Unpadded should be used as-is since no -1 and min != -1
-        expected_unpadded = torch.tensor([0, 5, 10], dtype=torch.int32)
-        expected_padded = torch.tensor([0, 6, 12], dtype=torch.int32)
-
-        assert torch.equal(result.cu_seqlens_q, expected_unpadded)
-        assert torch.equal(result.cu_seqlens_q_padded, expected_padded)
-
 
 class TestCreateLossFunction:
     """Tests for the _create_loss_function helper function."""