diff --git a/litellm/rust_bridge/chat_completions.py b/litellm/rust_bridge/chat_completions.py
index 47eaeeca3d6..bf817dd4015 100644
--- a/litellm/rust_bridge/chat_completions.py
+++ b/litellm/rust_bridge/chat_completions.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from litellm.litellm_core_utils.llm_response_utils.convert_dict_to_response impo
     convert_to_model_response_object,
 )
 from litellm.llms.bedrock.request_metadata import get_bedrock_request_metadata_fields
+from litellm.llms.custom_httpx.llm_http_handler import BaseLLMHTTPHandler
 from litellm.rust_bridge.bindings import UNCHANGED, Unchanged
 from litellm.rust_bridge.configuration import rust_enabled
 from litellm.rust_bridge.protocols import (
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ _CHAT: Final[EndpointDispatch[RustChatCompletions, RustAchatCompletions]] = Endp
     asynchronous=lambda native: native.achat_completions,
     enabled=rust_enabled,
 )
+
+
 def set_rust_chat_completions(
     *,
     chat_completions: RustChatCompletions | None | Unchanged = UNCHANGED,
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/ocr/test_rust_bridge.py b/tests/test_litellm/ocr/test_rust_bridge.py
index 3dd5f672ba9..ae6b7d362ca 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/ocr/test_rust_bridge.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/ocr/test_rust_bridge.py
@@ -224,24 +224,11 @@ def _reset_rust_flag():
     """Keep the global toggle isolated between tests."""
     rust_bridge._OCR.sync.reset()
     rust_bridge._OCR.asynchronous.reset()
-    rust_bridge._PREFLIGHT.reset()
     configuration.reset_rust_configuration()
     rust_bridge_loader._cached_bridge = rust_bridge_loader._BRIDGE_SENTINEL
-    rust_bridge._PREFLIGHT.override(
-        lambda model, custom_llm_provider, *, context: (
-            "unsupported feature"
-            if any(getattr(context.capabilities, key) for key in ("stream", "has_agentic_hook", "has_custom_client"))
-            or (
-                context.capabilities.request_format == "native"
-                and not (custom_llm_provider == "azure_ai" and "doc-intelligence" in model)
-            )
-            else None
-        )
-    )
     yield
     rust_bridge._OCR.sync.reset()
     rust_bridge._OCR.asynchronous.reset()
-    rust_bridge._PREFLIGHT.reset()
     configuration.reset_rust_configuration()
     rust_bridge_loader._cached_bridge = rust_bridge_loader._BRIDGE_SENTINEL
 
@@ -378,7 +365,6 @@ def test_explicit_ocr_none_clears_injected_impl(monkeypatch):
 
     rust_bridge._OCR.sync.reset()
     rust_bridge._OCR.asynchronous.reset()
-    rust_bridge._PREFLIGHT.reset()
     assert rust_bridge.load_rust_ocr() is None
     assert rust_bridge.load_rust_aocr() is None
 
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/responses/test_rust_bridge_websocket.py b/tests/test_litellm/responses/test_rust_bridge_websocket.py
index 1ec1a8a9621..c1caf99b9a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/responses/test_rust_bridge_websocket.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/responses/test_rust_bridge_websocket.py
@@ -44,18 +44,10 @@ class _FakeNativeBridge:
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def reset_responses_websocket():
-    responses_websocket.set_rust_responses_websocket(connection=None, decline=None)
+    responses_websocket.set_rust_responses_websocket(connection=None)
     configuration.reset_rust_configuration()
-    responses_websocket.set_rust_responses_websocket(
-        decline=lambda model, custom_llm_provider, *, context: (
-            "unsupported feature"
-            if any(getattr(context.capabilities, key) for key in ("stream", "has_agentic_hook", "has_custom_client"))
-            or context.capabilities.request_format == "native"
-            else None
-        )
-    )
     yield
-    responses_websocket.set_rust_responses_websocket(connection=None, decline=None)
+    responses_websocket.set_rust_responses_websocket(connection=None)
     configuration.reset_rust_configuration()
 
 
@@ -181,11 +173,7 @@ async def test_connection_dispatch_cleans_up_without_reconnecting(native, sessio
         finally:
             await python_socket.close()
 
-    responses_websocket.set_rust_responses_websocket(connection=Native)
-    if not native:
-        responses_websocket.set_rust_responses_websocket(
-            decline=lambda model, custom_llm_provider, **features: "declined"
-        )
+    responses_websocket.set_rust_responses_websocket(connection=Native if native else None)
 
     async def run():
         async with responses_websocket.open_connection(
@@ -210,7 +198,7 @@ async def test_connection_dispatch_cleans_up_without_reconnecting(native, sessio
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_missing_acceptance_export_uses_python_connection_once():
+async def test_missing_acceptance_export_keeps_native_failure_terminal():
     from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 
     calls = []
@@ -226,10 +214,10 @@ async def test_missing_acceptance_export_uses_python_connection_once():
 
     configuration.rust(True)
     responses_websocket.set_rust_responses_websocket(connection=_FailingNativeBridge)
-    responses_websocket._PREFLIGHT.override(None)
-    async with responses_websocket.open_connection(
-        url="wss://example.test", headers={}, timeout=1, model="model", provider="openai", fallback=python
-    ) as connection:
-        assert connection is socket
-    assert calls == ["python"]
-    assert socket.closed
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="connection failed"):
+        async with responses_websocket.open_connection(
+            url="wss://example.test", headers={}, timeout=1, model="model", provider="openai", fallback=python
+        ):
+            pass
+    assert calls == []
+    assert not socket.closed
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/test_chat_completions.py b/tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/test_chat_completions.py
index 875b9ea5a8c..d95ba09d08d 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/test_chat_completions.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/test_chat_completions.py
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ def test_typed_capability_and_provider_metadata_facts_are_isolated():
     assert anthropic_options({"metadata": {"user_id": None}}).has_user_id is False
 
 
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("provider", ["anthropic", "bedrock", "openai"])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("asynchronous", [False, True])
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -375,9 +376,7 @@ async def test_public_completion_discovers_any_provider(provider, asynchronous):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("asynchronous", [False, True])
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "failure", ["decline", "unavailable", "error", "malformed", "cancelled"]
-)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("failure", ["decline", "unavailable", "error", "malformed", "cancelled"])
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_public_completion_fallback_contract(monkeypatch, asynchronous, failure):
     import asyncio
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/test_audio_transcription_rust_bridge.py b/tests/test_litellm/test_audio_transcription_rust_bridge.py
index 87ed412d379..88fc84a736c 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/test_audio_transcription_rust_bridge.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/test_audio_transcription_rust_bridge.py
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@ rust_bridge = importlib.import_module("litellm.rust_bridge.transcription")
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def reset_rust_transcription() -> None:
-    rust_bridge.configure_rust_transcription(
-        transcription=None,
-        atranscription=None,
-        decline=lambda model, custom_llm_provider, *, context: None,
-    )
+    rust_bridge.configure_rust_transcription(transcription=None, atranscription=None)
     yield
-    rust_bridge.configure_rust_transcription(transcription=None, atranscription=None, decline=None)
+    rust_bridge.configure_rust_transcription(transcription=None, atranscription=None)
 
 
 class SyncBridge: