diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
index 7ebe020c865..10042a791fb 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ try:
 except Exception:
     version = "0.0.0"
 
+def create_proxy_mount_config() -> Optional[dict]:
+    """
+    Creates the configuration for using httpx with http/https proxy. 
+    Returns the dict with proxy options if HTTP_PROXY or/and HTTPS_PROXY environment variable is set. Using http_proxy/https_proxy as fallback. 
+    Returns empty dict if unset
+    """
+    proxy_mounts = {}
+
+    http_proxy = os.getenv("HTTP_PROXY", os.getenv("http_proxy", ""))
+    if http_proxy:
+        proxy_mounts["http://"] = httpx.HTTPTransport(proxy=http_proxy)
+
+    https_proxy = os.getenv("HTTPS_PROXY", os.getenv("https_proxy", ""))
+    if https_proxy:
+        proxy_mounts["https://"] = httpx.HTTPTransport(proxy=https_proxy)
+
+    return proxy_mounts
+
 
 def get_default_headers() -> dict:
     """
@@ -389,7 +407,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         # Get default headers (User-Agent, overridable via LITELLM_USER_AGENT)
         default_headers = get_default_headers()
 
-        proxy_mounts = self._create_proxy_mount_config()
+        proxy_mounts = create_proxy_mount_config()
 
         return httpx.AsyncClient(
             mounts=proxy_mounts or None,
@@ -942,7 +960,7 @@ class HTTPHandler:
         if client is None:
             transport = self._create_sync_transport()
 
-            proxy_mounts = self._create_proxy_mount_config()
+            proxy_mounts = create_proxy_mount_config()
 
             # Create a client with a connection pool
             self.client = httpx.Client(
@@ -1193,24 +1211,6 @@ class HTTPHandler:
             self.close()
         except Exception:
             pass
-
-    def _create_proxy_mount_config(self) -> Optional[dict]:
-        """
-        Creates the configuration for using httpx with http/https proxy. 
-        Returns the dict with proxy options if HTTP_PROXY or/and HTTPS_PROXY environment variable is set. Using http_proxy/https_proxy as fallback. 
-        Returns empty dict if unset
-        """
-        proxy_mounts = {}
-
-        http_proxy = os.getenv("HTTP_PROXY", os.getenv("http_proxy", ""))
-        if http_proxy:
-            proxy_mounts["http://"] = httpx.HTTPTransport(proxy=http_proxy)
-
-        https_proxy = os.getenv("HTTPS_PROXY", os.getenv("https_proxy", ""))
-        if https_proxy:
-            proxy_mounts["https://"] = httpx.HTTPTransport(proxy=https_proxy)
-
-        return proxy_mounts
     
     def _create_sync_transport(self) -> Optional[HTTPTransport]:
         """