From c6ddcd8ff43352124b3dc19734c44cf1b6859a79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Krrish Dholakia <krrishdholakia@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2025 20:47:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(utils.py): fix linting error

---
 litellm/types/utils.py | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/litellm/types/utils.py b/litellm/types/utils.py
index dbc555b0c2..4af88100fa 100644
--- a/litellm/types/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/types/utils.py
@@ -829,6 +829,9 @@ class StreamingChoices(OpenAIObject):
         enhancements=None,
         **params,
     ):
+        # Fix Perplexity return both delta and message cause OpenWebUI repect text
+        # https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/8455
+        params.pop("message", None)
         super(StreamingChoices, self).__init__(**params)
         if finish_reason:
             self.finish_reason = map_finish_reason(finish_reason)
@@ -836,10 +839,7 @@ 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):