diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py
index 800973573c9..8dec2941e02 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def proxy_request_headers(container: Mapping[str, object] | None) -> Mapping[str
 
 def stream_cost_injection_requested(request_headers: Mapping[str, object] | None) -> bool:
     """The global include_cost_in_streaming_usage flag or the per-request header asks for usage.cost on streams."""
-    if bool(getattr(litellm, "include_cost_in_streaming_usage", False)):
+    if litellm.include_cost_in_streaming_usage:
         return True
     if not request_headers:
         return False
diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/reasoning_utils.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/reasoning_utils.py
index ff1f2e017e3..7773c189b53 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/reasoning_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/prompt_templates/reasoning_utils.py
@@ -282,14 +282,6 @@ def anthropic_content_lists(messages: Sequence[object]) -> Iterator[object]:
     )
 
 
-def _content_carries_encrypted_reasoning(content: object) -> bool:
-    return any(is_encrypted_reasoning_block(block) for block in _object_sequence(content))
-
-
-def messages_carry_encrypted_reasoning(messages: Sequence[object]) -> bool:
-    return any(_content_carries_encrypted_reasoning(content) for content in anthropic_content_lists(messages))
-
-
 def _strip_encrypted_reasoning_from_blocks(
     content: object,
     *,
diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
index 0cfdbc74227..307d67bab21 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
@@ -663,7 +663,9 @@ class HTTPResponseLimitError(ValueError):
 
 
 class MaskedHTTPStatusError(httpx.HTTPStatusError):
-    def __init__(self, original_error: httpx.HTTPStatusError, message: str | None = None, text: str | None = None):
+    def __init__(
+        self, original_error: httpx.HTTPStatusError, message: str | None = None, text: str | None = None
+    ) -> None:
         # Create a new error with the masked URL
         masked_url: Final = mask_sensitive_info(str(original_error.request.url))
         # Mask the original exception message too (it contains the full URL)