diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index 4886744d07..a0b233861a 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from litellm.utils import (
     CustomStreamWrapper,
     read_config_args,
     completion_with_fallbacks,
-    verify_access_key,
     get_llm_provider
 )
 from .llms import anthropic