diff --git a/litellm/llms/OpenAI/common_utils.py b/litellm/llms/OpenAI/common_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01c3ae943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/llms/OpenAI/common_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""
+Common helpers / utils across al OpenAI endpoints
+"""
+
+import json
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+
+import openai
+
+
+####### Error Handling Utils for OpenAI API #######################
+###################################################################
+def drop_params_from_unprocessable_entity_error(
+    e: openai.UnprocessableEntityError, data: Dict[str, Any]
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Helper function to read OpenAI UnprocessableEntityError and drop the params that raised an error from the error message.
+
+    Args:
+    e (UnprocessableEntityError): The UnprocessableEntityError exception
+    data (Dict[str, Any]): The original data dictionary containing all parameters
+
+    Returns:
+    Dict[str, Any]: A new dictionary with invalid parameters removed
+    """
+    invalid_params: List[str] = []
+    if e.body is not None and isinstance(e.body, dict) and e.body.get("message"):
+        message = e.body.get("message", {})
+        if isinstance(message, str):
+            try:
+                message = json.loads(message)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                message = {"detail": message}
+        detail = message.get("detail")
+        if isinstance(detail, List) and len(detail) > 0 and isinstance(detail[0], dict):
+            for error_dict in detail:
+                if (
+                    error_dict.get("loc")
+                    and isinstance(error_dict.get("loc"), list)
+                    and len(error_dict.get("loc")) == 2
+                ):
+                    invalid_params.append(error_dict["loc"][1])
+
+    new_data = {k: v for k, v in data.items() if k not in invalid_params}
+    return new_data
diff --git a/litellm/llms/OpenAI/openai.py b/litellm/llms/OpenAI/openai.py
index 5df5b1132..fb78ee026 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/OpenAI/openai.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/OpenAI/openai.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from litellm.utils import (
 from ...types.llms.openai import *
 from ..base import BaseLLM
 from ..prompt_templates.factory import custom_prompt, prompt_factory
+from .common_utils import drop_params_from_unprocessable_entity_error
 
 
 class OpenAIError(Exception):
@@ -831,27 +832,9 @@ class OpenAIChatCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 except openai.UnprocessableEntityError as e:
                     ## check if body contains unprocessable params - related issue https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/4800
                     if litellm.drop_params is True or drop_params is True:
-                        invalid_params: List[str] = []
-                        if e.body is not None and isinstance(e.body, dict) and e.body.get("detail"):  # type: ignore
-                            detail = e.body.get("detail")  # type: ignore
-                            if (
-                                isinstance(detail, List)
-                                and len(detail) > 0
-                                and isinstance(detail[0], dict)
-                            ):
-                                for error_dict in detail:
-                                    if (
-                                        error_dict.get("loc")
-                                        and isinstance(error_dict.get("loc"), list)
-                                        and len(error_dict.get("loc")) == 2
-                                    ):
-                                        invalid_params.append(error_dict["loc"][1])
-
-                        new_data = {}
-                        for k, v in optional_params.items():
-                            if k not in invalid_params:
-                                new_data[k] = v
-                        optional_params = new_data
+                        optional_params = drop_params_from_unprocessable_entity_error(
+                            e, optional_params
+                        )
                     else:
                         raise e
                     # e.message
@@ -967,27 +950,7 @@ class OpenAIChatCompletion(BaseLLM):
             except openai.UnprocessableEntityError as e:
                 ## check if body contains unprocessable params - related issue https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/4800
                 if litellm.drop_params is True or drop_params is True:
-                    invalid_params: List[str] = []
-                    if e.body is not None and isinstance(e.body, dict) and e.body.get("detail"):  # type: ignore
-                        detail = e.body.get("detail")  # type: ignore
-                        if (
-                            isinstance(detail, List)
-                            and len(detail) > 0
-                            and isinstance(detail[0], dict)
-                        ):
-                            for error_dict in detail:
-                                if (
-                                    error_dict.get("loc")
-                                    and isinstance(error_dict.get("loc"), list)
-                                    and len(error_dict.get("loc")) == 2
-                                ):
-                                    invalid_params.append(error_dict["loc"][1])
-
-                    new_data = {}
-                    for k, v in data.items():
-                        if k not in invalid_params:
-                            new_data[k] = v
-                    data = new_data
+                    data = drop_params_from_unprocessable_entity_error(e, data)
                 else:
                     raise e
                 # e.message