diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
index 3a9af9d54f3..239586b5740 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/team_endpoints.py
@@ -1974,6 +1974,28 @@ async def team_member_delete(
 
     ## DELETE KEYS CREATED BY USER FOR THIS TEAM
     if user_ids_to_delete:
+        from litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.key_management_endpoints import (
+            _persist_deleted_verification_tokens,
+        )
+
+        # Fetch keys before deletion to persist them
+        keys_to_delete: List[LiteLLM_VerificationToken] = (
+            await prisma_client.db.litellm_verificationtoken.find_many(
+                where={
+                    "user_id": {"in": list(user_ids_to_delete)},
+                    "team_id": data.team_id,
+                }
+            )
+        )
+        
+        if keys_to_delete:
+            await _persist_deleted_verification_tokens(
+                keys=keys_to_delete,
+                prisma_client=prisma_client,
+                user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
+                litellm_changed_by=None,
+            )
+
         await prisma_client.db.litellm_verificationtoken.delete_many(
             where={
                 "user_id": {"in": list(user_ids_to_delete)},