diff --git a/litellm/proxy/response_polling/polling_handler.py b/litellm/proxy/response_polling/polling_handler.py
index 0412c2ff2e6..44ba835726e 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/response_polling/polling_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/response_polling/polling_handler.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """
 Response Polling Handler for Background Responses with Cache
 """
-import asyncio
 import json
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 from datetime import datetime, timezone