diff --git a/tests/llm_responses_api_testing/base_responses_api.py b/tests/llm_responses_api_testing/base_responses_api.py
index 71dca524b9b..b41f5a52d82 100644
--- a/tests/llm_responses_api_testing/base_responses_api.py
+++ b/tests/llm_responses_api_testing/base_responses_api.py
@@ -116,17 +116,19 @@ class BaseResponsesAPITest(ABC):
         litellm._turn_on_debug()
         litellm.set_verbose = True
         base_completion_call_args = self.get_base_completion_call_args()
-        if sync_mode:
-            response = litellm.responses(
-                input="Basic ping", max_output_tokens=20,
-                **base_completion_call_args
-            )
-        else:
-            response = await litellm.aresponses(
-                input="Basic ping", max_output_tokens=20,
-                **base_completion_call_args
-            )
-
+        try: 
+            if sync_mode:
+                response = litellm.responses(
+                    input="Basic ping", max_output_tokens=20,
+                    **base_completion_call_args
+                )
+            else:
+                response = await litellm.aresponses(
+                    input="Basic ping", max_output_tokens=20,
+                    **base_completion_call_args
+                )
+        except litellm.InternalServerError: 
+            pytest.skip("Skipping test due to litellm.InternalServerError")
         print("litellm response=", json.dumps(response, indent=4, default=str))
 
         # Use the helper function to validate the response
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_function_calling.py b/tests/local_testing/test_function_calling.py
index 464e0b66338..82ed0f2a08e 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_function_calling.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_function_calling.py
@@ -800,83 +800,3 @@ async def test_watsonx_tool_choice(sync_mode):
                 raise e
 
 
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_function_calling_with_dbrx():
-    from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.http_handler import AsyncHTTPHandler
-
-    client = AsyncHTTPHandler()
-    with patch.object(client, "post", return_value=MagicMock()) as mock_completion:
-        try:
-            resp = await litellm.acompletion(
-                model="databricks/databricks-dbrx-instruct",
-                messages=[
-                    {
-                        "role": "system",
-                        "content": "You are a helpful customer support assistant. Use the supplied tools to assist the user.",
-                    },
-                    {
-                        "role": "user",
-                        "content": "Hi, can you tell me the delivery date for my order?",
-                    },
-                    {
-                        "role": "assistant",
-                        "content": "Hi there! I can help with that. Can you please provide your order ID?",
-                    },
-                    {
-                        "role": "user",
-                        "content": "i think it is order_12345, also what is the weather in Phoenix, AZ?",
-                    },
-                ],
-                tools=[
-                    {
-                        "type": "function",
-                        "function": {
-                            "name": "get_delivery_date",
-                            "description": "Get the delivery date for a customer'''s order. Call this whenever you need to know the delivery date, for example when a customer asks '''Where is my package'''",
-                            "parameters": {
-                                "type": "object",
-                                "properties": {
-                                    "order_id": {
-                                        "type": "string",
-                                        "description": "The customer'''s order ID.",
-                                    }
-                                },
-                                "required": ["order_id"],
-                                "additionalProperties": False,
-                            },
-                        },
-                    },
-                    {
-                        "type": "function",
-                        "function": {
-                            "name": "check_weather",
-                            "description": "Check the current weather in a location. For example when asked: '''What is the temperature in San Fransisco, CA?'''",
-                            "parameters": {
-                                "type": "object",
-                                "properties": {
-                                    "city": {
-                                        "type": "string",
-                                        "description": "The city to check the weather for.",
-                                    },
-                                    "state": {
-                                        "type": "string",
-                                        "description": "The state to check the weather for.",
-                                    },
-                                },
-                                "required": ["city", "state"],
-                                "additionalProperties": False,
-                            },
-                        },
-                    },
-                ],
-                client=client,
-                tool_choice="auto",
-            )
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(e)
-
-        mock_completion.assert_called_once()
-        print(mock_completion.call_args.kwargs)
-        json_data = json.loads(mock_completion.call_args.kwargs["data"])
-        assert "tools" in json_data
-        assert "tool_choice" in json_data
diff --git a/tests/local_testing/test_streaming.py b/tests/local_testing/test_streaming.py
index 3b34b722ec5..aee72e5b283 100644
--- a/tests/local_testing/test_streaming.py
+++ b/tests/local_testing/test_streaming.py
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ def test_bedrock_claude_3_streaming():
         "claude-3-opus-20240229",
         "cohere.command-r-plus-v1:0",  # bedrock
         "gpt-3.5-turbo",
-        "databricks/databricks-dbrx-instruct",  # databricks
+        # "databricks/databricks-dbrx-instruct",  # databricks
         "predibase/llama-3-8b-instruct",  # predibase
     ],
 )