diff --git a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py
index e706bcadef8..eae9f476863 100644
--- a/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py
+++ b/litellm/litellm_core_utils/core_helpers.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Final, Literal, Protocol, cast, runtime_c
 import httpx
 from pydantic import TypeAdapter, ValidationError
 
+import litellm
 from litellm._logging import verbose_logger
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.llm_response_utils.get_headers import get_provider_request_id
 from litellm.types.llms.openai import AllMessageValues, OpenAIChatCompletionFinishReason
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@ def normalize_drop_params(value: object) -> bool | None:
         return None
 
 
+def drops_unsupported_params(drop_params: object) -> bool:
+    return litellm.drop_params is True or normalize_drop_params(drop_params) is True
+
+
 def drop_params_flag(value: object, source: str, logger: logging.Logger) -> bool:
     normalized: Final = normalize_drop_params(value)
     if normalized is None and value is not None:
diff --git a/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/transformation.py b/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/transformation.py
index 2e7fb6da194..31cd78c7517 100644
--- a/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/responses/litellm_completion_transformation/transformation.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from litellm._logging import verbose_logger
 from litellm.caching import InMemoryCache
 from litellm.constants import REDACTED_BY_LITELLM, REDACTED_TOOL_CALL_ARGUMENTS_PLACEHOLDER
 from litellm.integrations.anthropic_cache_control_hook import MAX_CACHE_CONTROL_BLOCKS, AnthropicCacheControlHook
-from litellm.litellm_core_utils.core_helpers import normalize_drop_params
+from litellm.litellm_core_utils.core_helpers import drops_unsupported_params, normalize_drop_params
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.get_supported_openai_params import (
     get_supported_openai_params,
 )
@@ -322,10 +322,6 @@ def _dropped_cache_control(_: object) -> None:
     return None
 
 
-def drops_unsupported_params(drop_params: object) -> bool:
-    return litellm.drop_params is True or normalize_drop_params(drop_params) is True
-
-
 def _without_cache_control_key(item: object) -> object:
     if not isinstance(item, dict):
         return item