diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 832ba00b3e..df295c3697 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -509,9 +509,6 @@ async def proxy_startup_event(app: FastAPI):
             if isinstance(worker_config, dict):
                 await initialize(**worker_config)
 
-    ### LOAD MASTER KEY ###
-    # check if master key set in environment - load from there
-    # master_key = get_secret("LITELLM_MASTER_KEY", None)  # type: ignore
     # check if DATABASE_URL in environment - load from there
     if prisma_client is None:
         _db_url: Optional[str] = get_secret("DATABASE_URL", None)  # type: ignore