diff --git a/litellm/router.py b/litellm/router.py
index c21e7bbb34a..875338aab51 100644
--- a/litellm/router.py
+++ b/litellm/router.py
@@ -2338,7 +2338,6 @@ class Router:
             response = original_function(*args, **kwargs)
             return response
         except Exception as e:
-            num_retries = None
             current_attempt = None
             original_exception = e
             ### CHECK IF RATE LIMIT / CONTEXT WINDOW ERROR