diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index 93bd8713c..5410b8ef6 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ async def run_streamlit_ui():
         while True:
             await asyncio.sleep(3600)
     except Exception as e:
-        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")
+        print_verbose(f"Admin UI - Streamlit. An error occurred: {e}")
 
 
 def cost_tracking():
@@ -1013,9 +1013,6 @@ async def startup_event():
             duration=None, models=[], aliases={}, config={}, spend=0, token=master_key
         )
 
-    # Run streamlit_ui as a background task
-    asyncio.create_task(run_streamlit_ui())
-
 
 #### API ENDPOINTS ####
 @router.get(
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f2e0c7933..8dbf49ef9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ async_generator==1.10.0 # for async ollama calls
 traceloop-sdk==0.5.3 # for open telemetry logging
 langfuse>=2.0.0 # for langfuse self-hosted logging
 orjson==3.9.7 # fast /embedding responses
-streamlit==1.27.2 # for admin ui
 ### LITELLM PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES
 python-dotenv>=0.2.0 # for env 
 tiktoken>=0.4.0 # for calculating usage