diff --git a/alpaca/data/models/bars.py b/alpaca/data/models/bars.py
index 7c09e3fb..85dbba9b 100644
--- a/alpaca/data/models/bars.py
+++ b/alpaca/data/models/bars.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ class Bar(BaseModel):
     trade_count: Optional[float]
     vwap: Optional[float]
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
     def __init__(self, symbol: str, raw_data: RawData) -> None:
         """Instantiates a bar
 
diff --git a/alpaca/data/models/base.py b/alpaca/data/models/base.py
index 2700ebd4..dfd5d48f 100644
--- a/alpaca/data/models/base.py
+++ b/alpaca/data/models/base.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class BaseDataSet(BaseModel):
     """
 
     data: Dict[str, List[BaseModel]] = {}
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
 
     def __getitem__(self, symbol: str) -> Any:
         """Gives dictionary-like access to multi-symbol data
diff --git a/alpaca/data/models/orderbooks.py b/alpaca/data/models/orderbooks.py
index 190aec12..77c6a1c8 100644
--- a/alpaca/data/models/orderbooks.py
+++ b/alpaca/data/models/orderbooks.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ class OrderbookQuote(BaseModel):
     price: float = Field(alias="p")
     size: float = Field(alias="s")
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 class Orderbook(BaseModel):
     """Level 2 ask/bid pair orderbook data.
@@ -32,8 +30,6 @@ class Orderbook(BaseModel):
     bids: List[OrderbookQuote]
     asks: List[OrderbookQuote]
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
     def __init__(self, symbol: str, raw_data: RawData) -> None:
         """Instantiates an Orderbook.
 
diff --git a/alpaca/data/models/quotes.py b/alpaca/data/models/quotes.py
index 5635f1aa..a884581c 100644
--- a/alpaca/data/models/quotes.py
+++ b/alpaca/data/models/quotes.py
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ class Quote(BaseModel):
     conditions: Optional[Union[List[str], str]] = None
     tape: Optional[str] = None
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
     def __init__(self, symbol: str, raw_data: RawData) -> None:
         """Instantiates a Quote
 
diff --git a/alpaca/data/models/screener.py b/alpaca/data/models/screener.py
index fa67c7f2..2379d3eb 100644
--- a/alpaca/data/models/screener.py
+++ b/alpaca/data/models/screener.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ class ActiveStock(BaseModel):
     volume: float
     trade_count: float
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 class MostActives(BaseModel):
     """
@@ -37,8 +35,6 @@ class MostActives(BaseModel):
     most_actives: List[ActiveStock]
     last_updated: datetime
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 class Mover(BaseModel):
     """
@@ -55,8 +51,6 @@ class Mover(BaseModel):
     change: float
     price: float
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 class Movers(BaseModel):
     """
@@ -74,5 +68,3 @@ class Movers(BaseModel):
     losers: List[Mover]
     market_type: MarketType
     last_updated: datetime
-
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
diff --git a/alpaca/data/models/snapshots.py b/alpaca/data/models/snapshots.py
index 1681e56a..22d8dd23 100644
--- a/alpaca/data/models/snapshots.py
+++ b/alpaca/data/models/snapshots.py
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ class Snapshot(BaseModel):
     daily_bar: Optional[Bar] = None
     previous_daily_bar: Optional[Bar] = None
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
     def __init__(self, symbol: str, raw_data: Dict[str, RawData]) -> None:
         """Instantiates a Snapshot.
 
@@ -81,8 +79,6 @@ class OptionsGreeks(BaseModel):
     theta: float
     vega: float
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
     def __init__(self, raw_data: RawData) -> None:
         """Instantiates an OptionGreeks object.
 
@@ -110,8 +106,6 @@ class OptionsSnapshot(BaseModel):
     implied_volatility: Optional[float] = None
     greeks: Optional[OptionsGreeks] = None
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
     def __init__(self, symbol: str, raw_data: Dict[str, RawData]) -> None:
         """Instantiates a Snapshot.
 
diff --git a/alpaca/data/models/trades.py b/alpaca/data/models/trades.py
index c8571a4c..472dfdfc 100644
--- a/alpaca/data/models/trades.py
+++ b/alpaca/data/models/trades.py
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ class Trade(BaseModel):
     conditions: Optional[Union[List[str], str]] = None
     tape: Optional[str] = None
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
     def __init__(self, symbol: str, raw_data: RawData) -> None:
         """Instantiates a Trade history object
 
diff --git a/alpaca/data/requests.py b/alpaca/data/requests.py
index 84072a9c..84c5bac9 100644
--- a/alpaca/data/requests.py
+++ b/alpaca/data/requests.py
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ class BaseTimeseriesDataRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
     currency: Optional[SupportedCurrencies] = None  # None = USD
     sort: Optional[Sort] = None  # None = asc
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
     def __init__(self, **data: Any) -> None:
         # convert timezone aware datetime to timezone naive UTC datetime
         if (
@@ -242,8 +240,6 @@ class BaseStockLatestDataRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
     feed: Optional[DataFeed] = None
     currency: Optional[SupportedCurrencies] = None  # None = USD
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 class StockLatestTradeRequest(BaseStockLatestDataRequest):
     """
@@ -301,8 +297,6 @@ class BaseCryptoLatestDataRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
 
     symbol_or_symbols: Union[str, List[str]]
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 class CryptoLatestTradeRequest(BaseCryptoLatestDataRequest):
     """
@@ -356,8 +350,6 @@ class BaseOptionLatestDataRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
     symbol_or_symbols: Union[str, List[str]]
     feed: Optional[OptionsFeed] = None
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 class OptionLatestQuoteRequest(BaseOptionLatestDataRequest):
     """
@@ -404,8 +396,6 @@ class StockSnapshotRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
     feed: Optional[DataFeed] = None
     currency: Optional[SupportedCurrencies] = None  # None = USD
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 class CryptoSnapshotRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
     """
@@ -417,8 +407,6 @@ class CryptoSnapshotRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
 
     symbol_or_symbols: Union[str, List[str]]
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 class OptionSnapshotRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
     """
@@ -432,8 +420,6 @@ class OptionSnapshotRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
     symbol_or_symbols: Union[str, List[str]]
     feed: Optional[OptionsFeed] = None
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 class OptionChainRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
     """
@@ -461,8 +447,6 @@ class OptionChainRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
     expiration_date_lte: Optional[Union[date, str]] = None
     root_symbol: Optional[str] = None
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 # ############################## Orderbooks ################################# #
 
@@ -477,8 +461,6 @@ class CryptoLatestOrderbookRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
 
     symbol_or_symbols: Union[str, List[str]]
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 # ############################## Screener #################################### #
 
@@ -493,8 +475,6 @@ class ScreenerRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
 
     top: int = 10
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
-
 
 class MostActivesRequest(ScreenerRequest):
     """
@@ -546,5 +526,3 @@ class NewsRequest(NonEmptyRequest):
     include_content: Optional[bool] = None
     exclude_contentless: Optional[bool] = None
     page_token: Optional[str] = None
-
-    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=tuple())
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 80dab09d..21d2a741 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../"))
 
+# import a module here to avoid an error of:
+# NameError: Field "model_fields" conflicts with member {} of protected namespace "model_".
+# ref. https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/discussions/7763#discussioncomment-8417097
+import alpaca.data.models.screener  # noqa # pylint: disable=unused-import
+
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = "alpaca-py"