diff --git a/litellm/caching.py b/litellm/caching.py
index 3522a9d43..f0ae7778a 100644
--- a/litellm/caching.py
+++ b/litellm/caching.py
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ class RedisSemanticCache(BaseCache):
             )
         else:
             # convert to embedding
-            user_api_key = kwargs["litellm_params"]["metadata"].get("user_api_key", "")
             embedding_response = await litellm.aembedding(
                 model=self.embedding_model,
                 input=prompt,