diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c55a8870d..53a3e541f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             pwd
             ls
-            python -m pytest -vv litellm/tests/ -x --junitxml=test-results/junit.xml --durations=5 -k "not test_python_38.py and not router and not assistants and not whisper and not speech"
+            python -m pytest -vv litellm/tests/ -x --junitxml=test-results/junit.xml --durations=5 -k "not test_python_38.py and not router and not assistants"
           no_output_timeout: 120m
 
       # Store test results
@@ -203,33 +203,6 @@ jobs:
       # Store test results
       - store_test_results:
           path: test-results
-  litellm_transcriptions_speech_api_testing: # Runs all tests with the "assistants" keyword
-    docker:
-        - image: cimg/python:3.11
-    working_directory: ~/project
-
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Install Dependencies
-          command: |
-            python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-            python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
-            pip install "pytest==7.3.1"
-            pip install "respx==0.21.1"
-            pip install "pytest-retry==1.6.3"
-            pip install "pytest-asyncio==0.21.1"
-      # Run pytest and generate JUnit XML report
-      - run:
-          name: Run tests
-          command: |
-            pwd
-            ls
-            python -m pytest litellm/tests/ -vv -k "whisper and speech" -x -s -v --junitxml=test-results/junit.xml --durations=5
-          no_output_timeout: 120m
-      # Store test results
-      - store_test_results:
-          path: test-results
   load_testing:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.11
@@ -691,12 +664,6 @@ workflows:
                 only:
                   - main
                   - /litellm_.*/
-      - litellm_transcriptions_speech_api_testing:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - main
-                - /litellm_.*/
       - litellm_router_testing:
           filters:
             branches:
@@ -746,7 +713,6 @@ workflows:
             - load_testing
             - litellm_router_testing
             - litellm_assistants_api_testing
-            - litellm_transcriptions_speech_api_testing
             - ui_endpoint_testing
             - installing_litellm_on_python
             - proxy_log_to_otel_tests
diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_completion.py b/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
index 3adf3bbee..eda2b1595 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_completion.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from litellm import RateLimitError, Timeout, completion, completion_cost, embedd
 from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import AsyncHTTPHandler, HTTPHandler
 from litellm.llms.prompt_templates.factory import anthropic_messages_pt
 
-# litellm.num_retries = 3
+# litellm.num_retries =3
 litellm.cache = None
 litellm.success_callback = []
 user_message = "Write a short poem about the sky"