diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/model_config.py b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/model_config.py
index b84b345f827..232d2ccecd6 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/model_config.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/model_config.py
@@ -299,48 +299,6 @@ def get_bindings_model_config(self,
         num_heads = self.pretrained_config.num_attention_heads // (
             self.mapping.tp_size * self.mapping.cp_size)
 
-        # Handle both uniform and per-layer KV heads
-        num_kv_heads_per_layer = getattr(self.pretrained_config,
-                                         'num_kv_heads_per_layer', None)
-        if num_kv_heads_per_layer is not None:
-            # For models with per-layer KV heads, like nemotron-nas
-            kv_heads_per_layer_raw = num_kv_heads_per_layer
-            use_per_layer_kv_heads = True
-        else:
-            # Check if num_key_value_heads is a list (per-layer) or scalar (uniform)
-            num_kv_heads_raw = getattr(self.pretrained_config,
-                                       'num_key_value_heads', None)
-
-            if num_kv_heads_raw is not None and isinstance(
-                    num_kv_heads_raw, list):
-                # num_key_value_heads is a list - treat as per-layer KV heads
-                kv_heads_per_layer_raw = num_kv_heads_raw
-                use_per_layer_kv_heads = True
-            else:
-                # num_key_value_heads is scalar or None - treat as uniform KV heads
-                if num_kv_heads_raw is None:
-                    # For uniform models, check: num_key_value_heads (standard) -> num_query_groups (NeMo) -> num_attention_heads
-                    num_kv_heads_raw = getattr(
-                        self.pretrained_config, 'num_query_groups',
-                        self.pretrained_config.num_attention_heads)
-
-                num_kv_heads = num_kv_heads_raw // (self.mapping.tp_size *
-                                                    self.mapping.cp_size)
-                use_per_layer_kv_heads = False
-
-        if use_per_layer_kv_heads:
-            # TRT-LLM LoRA requires uniform KV heads across layers
-            if self.lora_config is not None and len(
-                    set(kv_heads_per_layer_raw)) > 1:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    f"TRT-LLM LoRA requires uniform KV heads across layers, "
-                    f"got: {kv_heads_per_layer_raw}")
-            # Apply TP/CP scaling to each layer
-            num_kv_heads_per_layer = [
-                kv_heads // (self.mapping.tp_size * self.mapping.cp_size)
-                for kv_heads in kv_heads_per_layer_raw
-            ]
-
         hidden_size = self.pretrained_config.hidden_size // self.mapping.tp_size
 
         model_config_cpp = ModelConfigCpp(
@@ -361,9 +319,18 @@ def get_bindings_model_config(self,
         else:
             model_config_cpp.tokens_per_block = tokens_per_block
 
-        if use_per_layer_kv_heads:
+        num_key_value_heads = getattr(self.pretrained_config,
+                                      "num_key_value_heads", num_heads)
+        if isinstance(num_key_value_heads, (list, tuple)):
+            # Per-layer KV heads (e.g., Nemotron-NAS, variable GQA models)
+            num_kv_heads_per_layer = [
+                kv_heads // (self.mapping.tp_size * self.mapping.cp_size)
+                for kv_heads in num_key_value_heads
+            ]
             model_config_cpp.num_kv_heads_per_layer = num_kv_heads_per_layer
         else:
+            num_kv_heads = num_key_value_heads // (self.mapping.tp_size *
+                                                   self.mapping.cp_size)
             model_config_cpp.set_num_kv_heads(num_kv_heads)
 
         mlp_hidden_size = None
diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/_util.py b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/_util.py
index f6eb8de4abc..88b86b03f54 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/_util.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/pyexecutor/_util.py
@@ -451,18 +451,16 @@ def create_py_executor_instance(
 
         num_experts = _try_infer_num_experts(model_engine.model.model_config)
 
-        num_attn_layers = model_binding_config.num_attention_layers()
-        per_layer_kv_heads = [
-            model_binding_config.num_kv_heads(i) for i in range(num_attn_layers)
-        ]
-        num_kv_attention_heads = max(per_layer_kv_heads)
-        if len(set(per_layer_kv_heads)) > 1:
-            # NOTE: This code-path is currently untested and not validated. Can fail!
-            # This support is tracked in TRTLLM-6561
+        num_kv_attention_heads_per_layer = model_binding_config.num_kv_heads_per_layer
+        if max(num_kv_attention_heads_per_layer) != min(
+                num_kv_attention_heads_per_layer):
             logger.warning(
-                f"Non-uniform KV heads per layer detected, using max ({num_kv_attention_heads}) for LoRA. "
-                "This code-path is currently untested and not validated. May fail!"
+                "Defining LORA with per-layer KV heads is not supported for LORA, using the max number of KV heads per layer"
             )
+            num_kv_attention_heads = max(num_kv_attention_heads_per_layer)
+        else:
+            # all layers have the same number of KV heads
+            num_kv_attention_heads = num_kv_attention_heads_per_layer[0]
 
         lora_modules = LoraModule.create_lora_modules(
             lora_module_names=lora_config.lora_target_modules,
diff --git a/tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_pytorch.py b/tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_pytorch.py
index f9e636ec678..c9e53286908 100644
--- a/tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_pytorch.py
+++ b/tests/unittest/llmapi/test_llm_pytorch.py
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ def test_llama_7b_lora_config_overrides_peft_cache_config():
 
 # TODO smor: currently Nemotron-Super-49B-v1 with LoRA memory consumption is overly high
 # https://jirasw.nvidia.com/browse/TRTLLM-5045
-@pytest.mark.skip(reason="https://nvbugs/5401210")
 @skip_gpu_memory_less_than_138gb
 def test_nemotron_nas_lora() -> None:
     lora_config = LoraConfig(lora_dir=[