diff --git a/litellm/proxy/agent_endpoints/a2a_routing.py b/litellm/proxy/agent_endpoints/a2a_routing.py
index 591d0b94c06..8e4c705df21 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/agent_endpoints/a2a_routing.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/agent_endpoints/a2a_routing.py
@@ -9,24 +9,6 @@ from typing import Any, Optional
 
 import litellm
 from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
-from litellm.proxy.agent_endpoints.agent_registry import global_agent_registry
-from litellm.proxy.route_llm_request import (
-    ROUTE_ENDPOINT_MAPPING,
-    ProxyModelNotFoundError,
-)
-
-
-def is_a2a_agent_model(model_name: Any) -> bool:
-    """
-    Check if the model name is for an A2A agent (a2a/ prefix).
-    
-    Args:
-        model_name: The model name to check
-        
-    Returns:
-        True if this is an A2A agent model, False otherwise
-    """
-    return isinstance(model_name, str) and model_name.startswith("a2a/")
 
 
 async def route_a2a_agent_request(data: dict, route_type: str) -> Optional[Any]:
@@ -35,6 +17,13 @@ async def route_a2a_agent_request(data: dict, route_type: str) -> Optional[Any]:
     
     Returns None if not an A2A request (allows normal routing to continue).
     """
+    # Import here to avoid circular imports
+    from litellm.proxy.agent_endpoints.agent_registry import global_agent_registry
+    from litellm.proxy.route_llm_request import (
+        ROUTE_ENDPOINT_MAPPING,
+        ProxyModelNotFoundError,
+    )
+    
     model_name = data.get("model", "")
     
     # Check if this is an A2A agent request
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py b/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py
index 6147463efde..39ef5fdd1d5 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ from fastapi import HTTPException, status
 
 import litellm
 
-# Check for A2A agent models (a2a/ prefix)
-from litellm.proxy.agent_endpoints.a2a_routing import (
-    is_a2a_agent_model,
-    route_a2a_agent_request,
-)
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from litellm.router import Router as _Router
 
@@ -18,6 +12,11 @@ else:
     LitellmRouter = Any
 
 
+def _is_a2a_agent_model(model_name: Any) -> bool:
+    """Check if the model name is for an A2A agent (a2a/ prefix)."""
+    return isinstance(model_name, str) and model_name.startswith("a2a/")
+
+
 ROUTE_ENDPOINT_MAPPING = {
     "acompletion": "/chat/completions",
     "atext_completion": "/completions",
@@ -328,7 +327,11 @@ async def route_request(
                 except Exception:
                     # If router fails (e.g., model not found in router), fall back to direct call
                     return getattr(litellm, f"{route_type}")(**data)
-            elif is_a2a_agent_model(data.get("model", "")):
+            elif _is_a2a_agent_model(data.get("model", "")):
+                from litellm.proxy.agent_endpoints.a2a_routing import (
+                    route_a2a_agent_request,
+                )
+                
                 return await route_a2a_agent_request(data, route_type)
 
     elif user_model is not None: