diff --git a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_auth_checks.py b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_auth_checks.py
index 0eb1a38755..7695306c87 100644
--- a/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_auth_checks.py
+++ b/tests/proxy_unit_tests/test_auth_checks.py
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ sys.path.insert(
 )  # Adds the parent directory to the system path
 import pytest, litellm
 import httpx
-from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_checks import (
-    _handle_failed_db_connection_for_get_key_object,
-)
 from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
 from litellm.proxy.auth.auth_checks import get_end_user_object
 from litellm.caching.caching import DualCache
@@ -78,36 +75,6 @@ async def test_get_end_user_object(customer_spend, customer_budget):
             )
 
 
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_handle_failed_db_connection():
-    """
-    Test cases:
-    1. When allow_requests_on_db_unavailable=True -> return UserAPIKeyAuth
-    2. When allow_requests_on_db_unavailable=False -> raise original error
-    """
-    from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import general_settings, litellm_proxy_admin_name
-
-    # Test case 1: allow_requests_on_db_unavailable=True
-    general_settings["allow_requests_on_db_unavailable"] = True
-    mock_error = httpx.ConnectError("Failed to connect to DB")
-
-    result = await _handle_failed_db_connection_for_get_key_object(e=mock_error)
-
-    assert isinstance(result, UserAPIKeyAuth)
-    assert result.key_name == "failed-to-connect-to-db"
-    assert result.token == "failed-to-connect-to-db"
-    assert result.user_id == litellm_proxy_admin_name
-
-    # Test case 2: allow_requests_on_db_unavailable=False
-    general_settings["allow_requests_on_db_unavailable"] = False
-
-    with pytest.raises(httpx.ConnectError) as exc_info:
-        await _handle_failed_db_connection_for_get_key_object(e=mock_error)
-    print("_handle_failed_db_connection_for_get_key_object got exception", exc_info)
-
-    assert str(exc_info.value) == "Failed to connect to DB"
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "model, expect_to_work",
     [