diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/model_management_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/model_management_endpoints.py
index 355e2011237..2ca8e3daba3 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/model_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/model_management_endpoints.py
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ from litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.team_endpoints import (
     team_model_add,
     team_model_delete,
 )
+from litellm.proxy.management_endpoints.team_endpoints import (
+    update_team as _legacy_update_team,
+)
 from litellm.proxy.management_helpers.audit_logs import create_object_audit_log
 from litellm.proxy.utils import PrismaClient
 from litellm.types.proxy.management_endpoints.model_management_endpoints import (
@@ -58,6 +61,14 @@ from litellm.utils import get_utc_datetime
 router = APIRouter()
 
 
+async def update_team(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Backward-compatible shim for tests/legacy call sites that patch this symbol.
+    Team model management now uses team_model_add/team_model_delete directly.
+    """
+    return await _legacy_update_team(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
 class UpdatePublicModelGroupsRequest(BaseModel):
     """Request model for updating public model groups"""