diff --git a/litellm/types/utils.py b/litellm/types/utils.py
index 8b1385cf1c..dbc555b0c2 100644
--- a/litellm/types/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/types/utils.py
@@ -836,6 +836,10 @@ class StreamingChoices(OpenAIObject):
             self.finish_reason = None
         self.index = index
         if delta is not None:
+            # Fix Perplexity return both delta and message cause OpenWebUI repect text
+            # https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/8455
+            if 'message' in params:
+                del self.message
             if isinstance(delta, Delta):
                 self.delta = delta
             elif isinstance(delta, dict):