diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index e45b345602..4b092fd636 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -140,16 +140,12 @@ class Message(OpenAIObject):
         self.role = role
         if function_call is not None: 
             self.function_call = FunctionCall(**function_call)
-        else: 
-            self.function_call = None
         if tool_calls is not None:
             self.tool_calls = []
             for tool_call in tool_calls:
                 self.tool_calls.append(
                     ChatCompletionMessageToolCall(**tool_call)
                 )
-        else:
-            self.tool_calls = None
         if logprobs is not None:
             self._logprobs = logprobs