diff --git a/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_tracking_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_tracking_utils.py
index 342dda31076..4a3cddfdc40 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_tracking_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_tracking_utils.py
@@ -1421,7 +1421,6 @@ def should_store_prompts_and_responses_in_spend_logs() -> bool:
 
 def _should_store_responses_in_spend_logs() -> bool:
     from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import general_settings
-    from litellm.secret_managers.main import get_secret_bool
 
     store_responses_value: Final = general_settings.get("store_responses_in_spend_logs")
     if store_responses_value is not None:
@@ -1429,9 +1428,6 @@ def _should_store_responses_in_spend_logs() -> bool:
             return store_responses_value.lower() == "true"
         return store_responses_value is True
 
-    store_responses_env: Final = get_secret_bool("STORE_RESPONSES_IN_SPEND_LOGS")
-    if store_responses_env is not None:
-        return store_responses_env
     return should_store_prompts_and_responses_in_spend_logs()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_tracking_utils.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_tracking_utils.py
index a1b34e3940a..67ffa5647dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_tracking_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_tracking_utils.py
@@ -1710,16 +1710,15 @@ def test_should_store_prompts_and_responses_in_spend_logs_case_insensitive_strin
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    ("settings", "environment", "expected"),
+    ("settings", "expected"),
     [
-        ({"store_prompts_in_spend_logs": True}, {}, True),
-        ({"store_prompts_in_spend_logs": False}, {}, False),
+        ({"store_prompts_in_spend_logs": True}, True),
+        ({"store_prompts_in_spend_logs": False}, False),
         (
             {
                 "store_prompts_in_spend_logs": True,
                 "store_responses_in_spend_logs": False,
             },
-            {},
             False,
         ),
         (
@@ -1727,29 +1726,21 @@ def test_should_store_prompts_and_responses_in_spend_logs_case_insensitive_strin
                 "store_prompts_in_spend_logs": False,
                 "store_responses_in_spend_logs": True,
             },
-            {},
             True,
         ),
-        ({"store_prompts_in_spend_logs": True}, {"STORE_RESPONSES_IN_SPEND_LOGS": False}, False),
-        ({"store_prompts_in_spend_logs": False}, {"STORE_RESPONSES_IN_SPEND_LOGS": True}, True),
         (
             {
                 "store_prompts_in_spend_logs": True,
                 "store_responses_in_spend_logs": "FALSE",
             },
-            {},
             False,
         ),
     ],
 )
-@patch("litellm.secret_managers.main.get_secret_bool")
 def test_should_store_responses_in_spend_logs(
-    mock_get_secret_bool,
     settings,
-    environment,
     expected,
 ):
-    mock_get_secret_bool.side_effect = environment.get
     with patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.general_settings", settings):
         assert _should_store_responses_in_spend_logs() is expected