diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index af9e1cb4d..6ee98a31e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -427,9 +427,6 @@ def load_router_config(router: Optional[litellm.Router], config_file_path: str):
     ## PRINT YAML FOR CONFIRMING IT WORKS 
     printed_yaml = copy.deepcopy(config)
     printed_yaml.pop("environment_variables", None)
-    if "model_list" in printed_yaml:
-        for model in printed_yaml["model_list"]:
-            model["litellm_params"].pop("api_key", None)
 
     print_verbose(f"Loaded config YAML (api_key and environment_variables are not shown):\n{json.dumps(printed_yaml, indent=2)}")