diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
index c73eabd629d..9eb44f55977 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ This is a Proxy
 
 import asyncio
 import json
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
-from mcp import ClientSession
-from mcp.client.sse import sse_client
-from mcp.types import Tool as MCPTool
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from mcp import ClientSession
+    from mcp.client.sse import sse_client
+    from mcp.types import Tool as MCPTool
+else:
+    # Provide fallback types for runtime incase `mcp` is not installed
+    ClientSession = None
+    MCPTool = object
+    sse_client = None
 
 from litellm._logging import verbose_logger
 from litellm.types.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import MCPInfo, MCPSSEServer
@@ -93,10 +99,9 @@ class MCPServerManager:
 
         async with sse_client(url=server.url) as (read, write):
             async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
-                server.client_session = session
-                await server.client_session.initialize()
+                await session.initialize()
 
-                tools_result = await server.client_session.list_tools()
+                tools_result = await session.list_tools()
                 verbose_logger.debug(f"Tools from {server.name}: {tools_result}")
 
                 # Update tool to server mapping
@@ -137,9 +142,8 @@ class MCPServerManager:
             raise ValueError(f"Tool {name} not found")
         async with sse_client(url=mcp_server.url) as (read, write):
             async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
-                mcp_server.client_session = session
-                await mcp_server.client_session.initialize()
-                return await mcp_server.client_session.call_tool(name, arguments)
+                await session.initialize()
+                return await session.call_tool(name, arguments)
 
     def _get_mcp_server_from_tool_name(self, tool_name: str) -> Optional[MCPSSEServer]:
         """
diff --git a/litellm/types/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py b/litellm/types/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
index 981926df3cb..9752423e7e6 100644
--- a/litellm/types/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
+++ b/litellm/types/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
-from mcp import ClientSession
-from mcp.types import Tool as MCPTool
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
 from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from mcp import ClientSession
+    from mcp.types import Tool as MCPTool
+else:
+    # Provide fallback types for runtime incase `mcp` is not installed
+    ClientSession = None
+    MCPTool = object
+
 
 class MCPInfo(TypedDict, total=False):
     server_name: str
@@ -14,7 +20,6 @@ class MCPInfo(TypedDict, total=False):
 class MCPSSEServer(BaseModel):
     name: str
     url: str
-    client_session: Optional[ClientSession] = None
     mcp_info: Optional[MCPInfo] = None
     model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True)