diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/batches/test_vertex_batch_mapping.py b/tests/test_litellm/batches/test_vertex_batch_mapping.py
index 7787477000c..d92eb741bcb 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/batches/test_vertex_batch_mapping.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/batches/test_vertex_batch_mapping.py
@@ -89,39 +89,3 @@ async def test_should_map_vertex_output_by_input_order(monkeypatch):
             custom_llm_provider="vertex_ai",
         )
 
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_should_raise_on_vertex_output_count_mismatch(monkeypatch):
-    """Guard against mismatched input/output line counts for Vertex."""
-    input_lines = [
-        {"custom_id": "id-1", "body": {"model": "m", "messages": []}},
-        {"custom_id": "id-2", "body": {"model": "m", "messages": []}},
-    ]
-    output_lines = [
-        {"response": {"status_code": 200}},
-    ]
-
-    content_map = {
-        "gs://bucket/input.jsonl": "\n".join(
-            json.dumps(line) for line in input_lines
-        ).encode("utf-8"),
-        "gs://bucket/output.jsonl": "\n".join(
-            json.dumps(line) for line in output_lines
-        ).encode("utf-8"),
-    }
-
-    async def fake_afile_content(*, file_id, **_kwargs):
-        return SimpleNamespace(content=content_map[file_id])
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr("litellm.files.main.afile_content", fake_afile_content)
-
-    batch = DummyBatch(
-        input_file_id="gs://bucket/input.jsonl",
-        output_file_id="gs://bucket/output.jsonl",
-    )
-
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="output line count does not match input"):
-        await _get_batch_output_file_content_as_dictionary(
-            batch=batch,
-            custom_llm_provider="vertex_ai",
-        )