diff --git a/litellm/proxy/response_api_endpoints/endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/response_api_endpoints/endpoints.py
index b3b5a8697b..bf96564fa0 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/response_api_endpoints/endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/response_api_endpoints/endpoints.py
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ router = APIRouter()
     dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)],
     tags=["responses"],
 )
-@backoff.on_exception(
-    backoff.expo,
-    Exception,  # base exception to catch for the backoff
-    logger=verbose_proxy_logger,
-)
 async def responses_api(
     request: Request,
     fastapi_response: Response,