diff --git a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/common_utils.py b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/common_utils.py
index fb9f595fa8..bbaab31401 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/common_utils.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def get_supports_system_message(
         )
 
         # Vertex Models called in the `/gemini` request/response format also support system messages
-        if litellm.VertexGeminiConfig._is_model_gemini_gemini_spec_model(model):
+        if litellm.VertexGeminiConfig._is_model_gemini_spec_model(model):
             supports_system_message = True
     except Exception as e:
         verbose_logger.warning(
diff --git a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/vertex_and_google_ai_studio_gemini.py b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/vertex_and_google_ai_studio_gemini.py
index cbbbae5b34..fdb8c0e558 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/vertex_and_google_ai_studio_gemini.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/gemini/vertex_and_google_ai_studio_gemini.py
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ class VertexGeminiConfig(VertexAIBaseConfig, BaseConfig):
         ]
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _is_model_gemini_gemini_spec_model(model: Optional[str]) -> bool:
+    def _is_model_gemini_spec_model(model: Optional[str]) -> bool:
         """
         Returns true if user is trying to call custom model in `/gemini` request/response format
         """