diff --git a/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/chat/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/chat/transformation.py
index 05856656c1e..c11db6b000a 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/chat/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/litellm_proxy/chat/transformation.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Translate from OpenAI's `/v1/chat/completions` to VLLM's `/v1/chat/completions`
 """
 
-from typing import Final
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Final
 
 from litellm.constants import OPENAI_CHAT_COMPLETION_PARAMS
 from litellm.secret_managers.main import get_secret_bool, get_secret_str
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ from litellm.types.router import LiteLLM_Params
 
 from ...openai.chat.gpt_transformation import OpenAIGPTConfig
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from litellm.types.llms.openai import AllMessageValues
+
 
 class LiteLLMProxyChatConfig(OpenAIGPTConfig):
     def get_supported_openai_params(self, model: str) -> list: