diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index df17a9e4402..87f1ee604cf 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1785,6 +1785,12 @@ jobs:
       - wait_for_service:
           url: http://localhost:4000
           timeout: "300"
+      - run:
+          name: Seed the routing strategy through /config/update
+          command: |
+            curl --noproxy '*' -sSf -X POST http://localhost:4000/config/update \
+              -H 'Authorization: Bearer sk-1234' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+              -d '{"router_settings": {"routing_strategy": "usage-based-routing-v2"}}'
       - run:
           name: Run tests
           command: |
diff --git a/proxy_server_config.yaml b/proxy_server_config.yaml
index 73990153227..703d56bc0cd 100644
--- a/proxy_server_config.yaml
+++ b/proxy_server_config.yaml
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ files_settings:
     api_key: os.environ/OPENAI_API_KEY
 
 router_settings:
-  routing_strategy: usage-based-routing-v2 
   redis_host: os.environ/REDIS_HOST
   redis_password: os.environ/REDIS_PASSWORD
   redis_port: os.environ/REDIS_PORT