diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/models/adapters.py b/vllm/model_executor/models/adapters.py
index 70f203b9f7c64..9ba76f312edac 100644
--- a/vllm/model_executor/models/adapters.py
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/models/adapters.py
@@ -175,9 +175,14 @@ def _create_pooling_model_cls(orig_cls: _T) -> _T:
             self.vllm_config = vllm_config
 
             # These are not used in pooling models
-            for attr in ("lm_head", "logits_processor"):
-                if hasattr(self, attr):
-                    delattr(self, attr)
+            objects_to_clean = [self]
+            if language_model := getattr(self, "language_model", None):
+                objects_to_clean.append(language_model)
+
+            for obj in objects_to_clean:
+                for attr in ("lm_head", "logits_processor"):
+                    if hasattr(obj, attr):
+                        delattr(obj, attr)
 
             # If the model already defines a pooler instance, don't overwrite it
             if not getattr(self, "pooler", None):