diff --git a/litellm/llms/hosted_vllm/transcriptions/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/hosted_vllm/transcriptions/transformation.py
index 5eeb892d846..e726ee33abf 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/hosted_vllm/transcriptions/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/hosted_vllm/transcriptions/transformation.py
@@ -60,13 +60,6 @@ class HostedVLLMAudioTranscriptionConfig(OpenAIWhisperAudioTranscriptionConfig):
 
         data = {"model": model, "file": audio_file, **optional_params}
 
-        if "response_format" not in data or (
-            data["response_format"] == "text" or data["response_format"] == "json"
-        ):
-            data["response_format"] = (
-                "verbose_json"  # ensures 'duration' is received - used for cost calculation
-            )
-
         return AudioTranscriptionRequestData(
             data=data,
         )