diff --git a/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py b/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py
index d4af63b28c..27555598c3 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ async def route_request(
     router_model_names = llm_router.model_names if llm_router is not None else []
 
     if "api_key" in data:
-        return await getattr(litellm, f"{route_type}")(**data)
+        return getattr(litellm, f"{route_type}")(**data)
 
     elif "user_config" in data:
         router_config = data.pop("user_config")
         user_router = litellm.Router(**router_config)
-        return await getattr(user_router, f"{route_type}")(**data)
+        return getattr(user_router, f"{route_type}")(**data)
 
     elif (
         "," in data.get("model", "")
@@ -59,40 +59,40 @@ async def route_request(
         and route_type == "acompletion"
     ):
         if data.get("fastest_response", False):
-            return await llm_router.abatch_completion_fastest_response(**data)
+            return llm_router.abatch_completion_fastest_response(**data)
         else:
             models = [model.strip() for model in data.pop("model").split(",")]
-            return await llm_router.abatch_completion(models=models, **data)
+            return llm_router.abatch_completion(models=models, **data)
 
     elif llm_router is not None:
         if (
             data["model"] in router_model_names
             or data["model"] in llm_router.get_model_ids()
         ):
-            return await getattr(llm_router, f"{route_type}")(**data)
+            return getattr(llm_router, f"{route_type}")(**data)
 
         elif (
             llm_router.model_group_alias is not None
             and data["model"] in llm_router.model_group_alias
         ):
-            return await getattr(llm_router, f"{route_type}")(**data)
+            return getattr(llm_router, f"{route_type}")(**data)
 
         elif data["model"] in llm_router.deployment_names:
-            return await getattr(llm_router, f"{route_type}")(
+            return getattr(llm_router, f"{route_type}")(
                 **data, specific_deployment=True
             )
 
         elif data["model"] not in router_model_names:
             if llm_router.router_general_settings.pass_through_all_models:
-                return await getattr(litellm, f"{route_type}")(**data)
+                return getattr(litellm, f"{route_type}")(**data)
             elif (
                 llm_router.default_deployment is not None
                 or len(llm_router.provider_default_deployments) > 0
             ):
-                return await getattr(llm_router, f"{route_type}")(**data)
+                return getattr(llm_router, f"{route_type}")(**data)
 
     elif user_model is not None:
-        return await getattr(litellm, f"{route_type}")(**data)
+        return getattr(litellm, f"{route_type}")(**data)
 
     raise HTTPException(
         status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,