diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/test_redact_messages_benchmarks.py b/tests/benchmarks/test_redact_messages_benchmarks.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d360e5cb9ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/test_redact_messages_benchmarks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+from typing import Final
+
+import pytest
+
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.redact_messages import request_texts, scrub_request_text
+
+REQUEST_TEXTS: Final = request_texts("hi there")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.benchmark
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("error", "scrubbed"),
+    [
+        ("." * 100_000, "." * 100_000),
+        (" ...'x" * 20_000, " ...'x" * 20_000),
+        ("input_value=" * 10_000, "input_value=redacted-by-litellm"),
+        ("input_value=x, input_type=y\n" * 4_000, "input_value=redacted-by-litellm, input_type=y\n" * 4_000),
+    ],
+    ids=["dots", "quoted_cuts", "input_value_labels_on_one_line", "input_values_on_many_lines"],
+)
+def test_scrubbing_a_large_error(error: str, scrubbed: str) -> None:
+    assert scrub_request_text(error, REQUEST_TEXTS) == scrubbed
diff --git a/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_redact_messages.py b/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_redact_messages.py
index d9fe5a56f82..b2daddf2d09 100644
--- a/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_redact_messages.py
+++ b/tests/unit/litellm_core_utils/test_redact_messages.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import importlib
 import json
 import os
 import threading
-import time
 import tracemalloc
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator, Callable, Mapping
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -2435,19 +2434,6 @@ def test_scrub_request_text_keeps_an_input_value_when_the_request_has_no_text()
     assert scrub_request_text(error, request_texts(None)) == error
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "error",
-    ["." * 1_000_000, "input_value=" * 100_000, "input_value=x, input_type=y\n" * 40_000, " ...'x" * 200_000],
-    ids=["dots", "input_value_labels_on_one_line", "input_values_on_many_lines", "quoted_cuts"],
-)
-def test_scrub_request_text_stays_fast_on_a_large_error(error: str) -> None:
-    started: Final = time.perf_counter()
-
-    scrub_request_text(error, request_texts("hi there"))
-
-    assert time.perf_counter() - started < 0.5
-
-
 def test_scrub_request_text_leaves_an_error_that_does_not_quote_the_prompt() -> None:
     assert scrub_request_text("Incorrect API key provided", request_texts(PROMPT, "hi")) == "Incorrect API key provided"