diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 85c57886935..e6b9762380a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1330,6 +1330,56 @@ jobs:
           paths:
             - audio_coverage.xml
             - audio_coverage
+  redis_caching_unit_tests:
+    docker:
+      - image: cimg/python:3.11
+        auth:
+          username: ${DOCKERHUB_USERNAME}
+          password: ${DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD}
+    working_directory: ~/project
+
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - setup_google_dns
+      - run:
+          name: Install Dependencies
+          command: |
+            python -m pip install --upgrade pip uv
+            uv pip install --system -r requirements.txt
+            pip install "pytest==7.3.1"
+            pip install "pytest-retry==1.6.3"
+            pip install "pytest-cov==5.0.0"
+            pip install "pytest-asyncio==0.21.1"
+            pip install "pytest-xdist==3.6.1"
+      # Run pytest and generate JUnit XML report
+      - run:
+          name: Run tests
+          command: |
+            pwd
+            ls
+            python -m pytest -vv \
+              tests/local_testing/test_dual_cache.py \
+              tests/local_testing/test_redis_batch_optimizations.py \
+              tests/local_testing/test_router_utils.py \
+              --cov=litellm --cov-report=xml \
+              -x -s -v --junitxml=test-results/junit.xml \
+              --durations=5 -n 2 \
+              --reruns 2 --reruns-delay 1
+          no_output_timeout: 20m
+      - run:
+          name: Rename the coverage files
+          command: |
+            mv coverage.xml redis_caching_coverage.xml
+            mv .coverage redis_caching_coverage
+
+      # Store test results
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: test-results
+      - persist_to_workspace:
+          root: .
+          paths:
+            - redis_caching_coverage.xml
+            - redis_caching_coverage
   installing_litellm_on_python:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.11
@@ -3615,6 +3665,12 @@ workflows:
               only:
                 - main
                 - /litellm_.*/
+      - redis_caching_unit_tests:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - main
+                - /litellm_.*/
       - upload-coverage:
           requires:
             - realtime_translation_testing
@@ -3633,6 +3689,7 @@ workflows:
             - image_gen_testing
             - logging_testing
             - audio_testing
+            - redis_caching_unit_tests
             - langfuse_logging_unit_tests
             - local_testing_part1
             - local_testing_part2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-unit-services-base.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-unit-services-base.yml
index 7af3ab16c35..ce4c048c624 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-unit-services-base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-unit-services-base.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: number
         default: 10
-      enable-redis:
-        description: "Pass Redis Cloud credentials to tests via REDIS_HOST/PORT/PASSWORD env vars"
-        required: false
-        type: boolean
-        default: false
       enable-postgres:
         description: "Start a local Postgres service container and run Prisma migrations"
         required: false
@@ -43,12 +38,6 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: "run"
     secrets:
-      REDIS_HOST:
-        required: false
-      REDIS_PORT:
-        required: false
-      REDIS_PASSWORD:
-        required: false
       DATABASE_URL:
         required: false
       POSTGRES_USER:
@@ -66,11 +55,8 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: ${{ inputs.timeout-minutes }}
     # Environment is derived from the enable-* flags, not caller-controllable.
     # This prevents callers from passing arbitrary environment names to bypass secret scoping.
-    # Note: Postgres service container always starts (GHA limitation), so any Redis job
-    # also needs Postgres secrets → uses integration-redis-postgres, not integration-redis.
     environment: >-
       ${{
-        inputs.enable-redis && 'integration-redis-postgres' ||
         inputs.enable-postgres && 'integration-postgres' ||
         ''
       }}
@@ -146,9 +132,6 @@ jobs:
           WORKERS: ${{ inputs.workers }}
           RERUNS: ${{ inputs.reruns }}
           DATABASE_URL: ${{ inputs.enable-postgres && secrets.DATABASE_URL || '' }}
-          REDIS_HOST: ${{ inputs.enable-redis && secrets.REDIS_HOST || '' }}
-          REDIS_PORT: ${{ inputs.enable-redis && secrets.REDIS_PORT || '' }}
-          REDIS_PASSWORD: ${{ inputs.enable-redis && secrets.REDIS_PASSWORD || '' }}
         run: |
           if [ "${WORKERS}" = "0" ]; then
             poetry run pytest ${TEST_PATH:?} \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unit-caching-redis.yml b/.github/workflows/test-unit-caching-redis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 36305afc617..00000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unit-caching-redis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-name: "Unit Tests: Caching (Redis)"
-
-# Uses cloud Redis credentials — only runs on trusted branches, not PRs.
-# This prevents external PRs from accessing Redis credentials.
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [main, "litellm_*"]
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  id-token: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-jobs:
-  caching-redis:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/_test-unit-services-base.yml
-    with:
-      # Redis-only tests that do NOT require provider API keys.
-      # Tests needing API keys (test_caching.py, test_caching_ssl.py, test_prometheus_service.py,
-      # test_router_caching.py) are in Phase 3 integration workflows.
-      test-path: >-
-        tests/local_testing/test_dual_cache.py
-        tests/local_testing/test_redis_batch_optimizations.py
-        tests/local_testing/test_router_utils.py
-      workers: 2
-      reruns: 2
-      timeout-minutes: 20
-      enable-redis: true
-      enable-postgres: false
-      artifact-name: caching-redis
-    secrets:
-      REDIS_HOST: ${{ secrets.REDIS_HOST }}
-      REDIS_PORT: ${{ secrets.REDIS_PORT }}
-      REDIS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.REDIS_PASSWORD }}
-      DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}
-      POSTGRES_USER: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_USER }}
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unit-proxy-db.yml b/.github/workflows/test-unit-proxy-db.yml
index 1c764a96a3d..49d399e8741 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unit-proxy-db.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-unit-proxy-db.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ jobs:
       workers: ${{ matrix.workers }}
       reruns: 2
       timeout-minutes: ${{ matrix.timeout }}
-      enable-redis: false
       enable-postgres: true
       artifact-name: proxy-db-${{ matrix.test-group }}
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-unit-security.yml b/.github/workflows/test-unit-security.yml
index 2e496d92636..76d3be3e63c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-unit-security.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-unit-security.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       workers: 1
       reruns: 2
       timeout-minutes: 20
-      enable-redis: false
       enable-postgres: true
       artifact-name: security
     secrets: