diff --git a/TTS/utils/manage.py b/TTS/utils/manage.py
index 955eeb9b..b5c698f3 100644
--- a/TTS/utils/manage.py
+++ b/TTS/utils/manage.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import copyfile, rmtree
 from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
 
-import fsspec
 import requests
 from tqdm import tqdm
 
@@ -321,46 +320,6 @@ class ModelManager(object):
             return False
         return True
 
-    def create_dir_and_download_model(self, model_name, model_item, output_path):
-        os.makedirs(output_path, exist_ok=True)
-        # handle TOS
-        if not self.tos_agreed(model_item, output_path):
-            if not self.ask_tos(output_path):
-                os.rmdir(output_path)
-                raise Exception(" [!] You must agree to the terms of service to use this model.")
-        print(f" > Downloading model to {output_path}")
-        try:
-            if "fairseq" in model_name:
-                self.download_fairseq_model(model_name, output_path)
-            elif "github_rls_url" in model_item:
-                self._download_github_model(model_item, output_path)
-            elif "hf_url" in model_item:
-                self._download_hf_model(model_item, output_path)
-
-        except requests.RequestException as e:
-            print(f" > Failed to download the model file to {output_path}")
-            rmtree(output_path)
-            raise e
-        self.print_model_license(model_item=model_item)
-
-    def check_if_configs_are_equal(self, model_name, model_item, output_path):
-        with fsspec.open(self._find_files(output_path)[1], "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            config_local = json.load(f)
-        remote_url = None
-        for url in model_item["hf_url"]:
-            if "config.json" in url:
-                remote_url = url
-                break
-
-        with fsspec.open(remote_url, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            config_remote = json.load(f)
-
-        if not config_local == config_remote:
-            print(f" > {model_name} is already downloaded however it has been changed. Redownloading it...")
-            self.create_dir_and_download_model(model_name, model_item, output_path)
-        else:
-            print(f" > {model_name} is already downloaded.")
-
     def download_model(self, model_name):
         """Download model files given the full model name.
         Model name is in the format
@@ -379,18 +338,28 @@ class ModelManager(object):
         # set the model specific output path
         output_path = os.path.join(self.output_prefix, model_full_name)
         if os.path.exists(output_path):
-            # if the configs are different, redownload it
-            # ToDo: we need a better way to handle it
-            if "xtts_v1" in model_name:
-                try:
-                    self.check_if_configs_are_equal(model_name, model_item, output_path)
-                except:
-                    pass
-            else:
-                print(f" > {model_name} is already downloaded.")
+            print(f" > {model_name} is already downloaded.")
         else:
-            self.create_dir_and_download_model(model_name, model_item, output_path)
+            os.makedirs(output_path, exist_ok=True)
+            # handle TOS
+            if not self.tos_agreed(model_item, output_path):
+                if not self.ask_tos(output_path):
+                    os.rmdir(output_path)
+                    raise Exception(" [!] You must agree to the terms of service to use this model.")
+            print(f" > Downloading model to {output_path}")
+            try:
+                if "fairseq" in model_name:
+                    self.download_fairseq_model(model_name, output_path)
+                elif "github_rls_url" in model_item:
+                    self._download_github_model(model_item, output_path)
+                elif "hf_url" in model_item:
+                    self._download_hf_model(model_item, output_path)
 
+            except requests.RequestException as e:
+                print(f" > Failed to download the model file to {output_path}")
+                rmtree(output_path)
+                raise e
+            self.print_model_license(model_item=model_item)
         # find downloaded files
         output_model_path = output_path
         output_config_path = None