diff --git a/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py b/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py
index 70f430cfad9..d8ed01bada5 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/bedrock/chat/converse_transformation.py
@@ -1203,13 +1203,12 @@ class AmazonConverseConfig(BaseConfig):
         output_config: Optional[OutputConfigBlock] = inference_params.pop(
             "outputConfig", None
         )
-        inference_params.pop("output_config", None)
         if not _supports_factory(
             model=strip_bedrock_routing_prefix(model),
             custom_llm_provider="bedrock",
             key="supports_output_config",
         ):
-            output_config = None
+            inference_params.pop("output_config", None)
 
         # keep supported params in 'inference_params', and set all model-specific params in 'additional_request_params'
         additional_request_params = {