diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_httpx_clients.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_httpx_clients.py
deleted file mode 100644
index afb48af57ad..00000000000
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/get_httpx_clients.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-from typing import Optional
-import litellm
-from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import AsyncHTTPHandler
-from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import AsyncHTTPHandler, HTTPHandler
-import httpx
-
-
-def _get_async_httpx_client(params: Optional[dict] = None) -> AsyncHTTPHandler:
-    """
-    Retrieves the async HTTP client from the cache
-    If not present, creates a new client
-
-    Caches the new client and returns it.
-    """
-    _params_key_name = ""
-    if params is not None:
-        for key, value in params.items():
-            try:
-                _params_key_name += f"{key}_{value}"
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-
-    _cache_key_name = "async_httpx_client" + _params_key_name
-    if _cache_key_name in litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache:
-        return litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache[_cache_key_name]
-
-    if params is not None:
-        _new_client = AsyncHTTPHandler(**params)
-    else:
-        _new_client = AsyncHTTPHandler(
-            timeout=httpx.Timeout(timeout=600.0, connect=5.0)
-        )
-    litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache[_cache_key_name] = _new_client
-    return _new_client
-
-
-def _get_httpx_client(params: Optional[dict] = None) -> HTTPHandler:
-    """
-    Retrieves the HTTP client from the cache
-    If not present, creates a new client
-
-    Caches the new client and returns it.
-    """
-    _params_key_name = ""
-    if params is not None:
-        for key, value in params.items():
-            try:
-                _params_key_name += f"{key}_{value}"
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-
-    _cache_key_name = "httpx_client" + _params_key_name
-    if _cache_key_name in litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache:
-        return litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache[_cache_key_name]
-
-    if params is not None:
-        _new_client = HTTPHandler(**params)
-    else:
-        _new_client = HTTPHandler(timeout=httpx.Timeout(timeout=600.0, connect=5.0))
-
-    litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache[_cache_key_name] = _new_client
-    return _new_client
diff --git a/litellm/llms/anthropic.py b/litellm/llms/anthropic.py
index c01a704600d..236f7cd4f8b 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/anthropic.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/anthropic.py
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ from typing import Callable, Optional, List, Union
 from litellm.utils import ModelResponse, Usage, map_finish_reason, CustomStreamWrapper
 import litellm
 from .prompt_templates.factory import prompt_factory, custom_prompt
-from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import AsyncHTTPHandler
-from litellm.litellm_core_utils.get_httpx_clients import _get_async_httpx_client
+from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import (
+    AsyncHTTPHandler,
+    _get_async_httpx_client,
+    _get_httpx_client,
+)
 from .base import BaseLLM
 import httpx  # type: ignore
 from litellm.types.llms.anthropic import AnthropicMessagesToolChoice
diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock_httpx.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock_httpx.py
index 6752204088c..7c7210f84cf 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock_httpx.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock_httpx.py
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ from .prompt_templates.factory import (
     _bedrock_converse_messages_pt,
     _bedrock_tools_pt,
 )
-from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import AsyncHTTPHandler, HTTPHandler
-from litellm.litellm_core_utils.get_httpx_clients import (
+from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import (
+    AsyncHTTPHandler,
+    HTTPHandler,
     _get_async_httpx_client,
     _get_httpx_client,
 )
diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
index f0a5163f39d..a3c5865fa37 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
@@ -219,3 +219,60 @@ class HTTPHandler:
             self.close()
         except Exception:
             pass
+
+
+def _get_async_httpx_client(params: Optional[dict] = None) -> AsyncHTTPHandler:
+    """
+    Retrieves the async HTTP client from the cache
+    If not present, creates a new client
+
+    Caches the new client and returns it.
+    """
+    _params_key_name = ""
+    if params is not None:
+        for key, value in params.items():
+            try:
+                _params_key_name += f"{key}_{value}"
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+    _cache_key_name = "async_httpx_client" + _params_key_name
+    if _cache_key_name in litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache:
+        return litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache[_cache_key_name]
+
+    if params is not None:
+        _new_client = AsyncHTTPHandler(**params)
+    else:
+        _new_client = AsyncHTTPHandler(
+            timeout=httpx.Timeout(timeout=600.0, connect=5.0)
+        )
+    litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache[_cache_key_name] = _new_client
+    return _new_client
+
+
+def _get_httpx_client(params: Optional[dict] = None) -> HTTPHandler:
+    """
+    Retrieves the HTTP client from the cache
+    If not present, creates a new client
+
+    Caches the new client and returns it.
+    """
+    _params_key_name = ""
+    if params is not None:
+        for key, value in params.items():
+            try:
+                _params_key_name += f"{key}_{value}"
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+    _cache_key_name = "httpx_client" + _params_key_name
+    if _cache_key_name in litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache:
+        return litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache[_cache_key_name]
+
+    if params is not None:
+        _new_client = HTTPHandler(**params)
+    else:
+        _new_client = HTTPHandler(timeout=httpx.Timeout(timeout=600.0, connect=5.0))
+
+    litellm.in_memory_llm_clients_cache[_cache_key_name] = _new_client
+    return _new_client