diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/messages.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/messages.py
index cd85e879a0..a0cbf978d2 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/messages.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/messages.py
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, List, Sequence
+from typing import List, Sequence
 
 from pydantic import Field
 
 from langchain.load.serializable import Serializable
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from langchain.prompts.chat import ChatPromptTemplate
-
 
 def get_buffer_string(
     messages: Sequence[BaseMessage], human_prefix: str = "Human", ai_prefix: str = "AI"
@@ -80,12 +77,6 @@ class BaseMessage(Serializable):
         """Whether this class is LangChain serializable."""
         return True
 
-    def __add__(self, other: Any) -> ChatPromptTemplate:
-        from langchain.prompts.chat import ChatPromptTemplate
-
-        prompt = ChatPromptTemplate(messages=[self])
-        return prompt + other
-
 
 class HumanMessage(BaseMessage):
     """A Message from a human."""