diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_assistants.py b/litellm/tests/test_assistants.py
index 940b874ff61..7f20a6df067 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_assistants.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_assistants.py
@@ -100,75 +100,3 @@ def test_run_thread_litellm():
         assert isinstance(messages.data[0], Message)
     else:
         pytest.fail("An unexpected error occurred when running the thread")
-
-
-def test_run_thread_openai_direct():
-    """
-    - Get Assistants
-    - Create thread
-    - Create run w/ Assistants + Thread
-    """
-    openai_api = OpenAIAssistantsAPI()
-
-    assistants = openai_api.get_assistants(
-        api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
-        api_base=None,
-        timeout=600,
-        max_retries=2,
-        organization=None,
-        client=None,
-    )
-
-    ## get the first assistant ###
-    assistant_id = assistants.data[0].id
-
-    ## create a thread w/ message ###
-    new_thread = test_create_thread()
-
-    thread_id = new_thread.id
-
-    # add message to thread
-    message: MessageData = {"role": "user", "content": "Hey, how's it going?"}  # type: ignore
-    added_message = openai_api.add_message(
-        thread_id=new_thread.id,
-        message_data=message,
-        api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
-        api_base=None,
-        timeout=600,
-        max_retries=2,
-        organization=None,
-        client=None,
-    )
-
-    run = openai_api.run_thread(
-        thread_id=thread_id,
-        assistant_id=assistant_id,
-        additional_instructions=None,
-        instructions=None,
-        metadata=None,
-        model=None,
-        stream=None,
-        tools=None,
-        api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
-        api_base=None,
-        timeout=600,
-        max_retries=2,
-        organization=None,
-        client=None,
-    )
-
-    print(f"run: {run}")
-
-    if run.status == "completed":
-        messages = openai_api.get_messages(
-            thread_id=new_thread.id,
-            api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
-            api_base=None,
-            timeout=600,
-            max_retries=2,
-            organization=None,
-            client=None,
-        )
-        assert isinstance(messages.data[0], Message)
-    else:
-        pytest.fail("An unexpected error occurred when running the thread")