diff --git a/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse.py b/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse.py
index ba38429bfb9..42666883104 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/langfuse/langfuse.py
@@ -377,8 +377,6 @@ class LangFuseLogger:
         print_verbose,
         litellm_call_id,
     ) -> tuple:
-        import langfuse
-
         verbose_logger.debug("Langfuse Layer Logging - logging to langfuse v2")
 
         try: