diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index daabcfbe4c..4c9cd876e6 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import hashlib, uuid
 import warnings
 import importlib
 import warnings
-import backoff
 
 
 def showwarning(message, category, filename, lineno, file=None, line=None):