diff --git a/litellm/integrations/newrelic/newrelic.py b/litellm/integrations/newrelic/newrelic.py
index e5c40a4b064..6f2ac539b86 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/newrelic/newrelic.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/newrelic/newrelic.py
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ class NewRelicLogger(CustomLogger):
             litellm_params = kwargs.get("litellm_params", {})
             metadata = litellm_params.get("metadata", {})
             headers = metadata.get("headers", {})
-            newrelic = headers.get("newrelic", None)
             traceparent = headers.get("traceparent", None)
 
             trace_id = None
@@ -256,10 +255,6 @@ class NewRelicLogger(CustomLogger):
                 if len(parts) == 4:
                     trace_id = parts[1]
 
-            if not trace_id:
-                # attempt to pull from newrelic header
-                pass
-
             if not trace_id:
                 # Generate a random trace_id for grouping AI monitoring events
                 trace_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
diff --git a/litellm/types/integrations/newrelic.py b/litellm/types/integrations/newrelic.py
index d3589867cc6..2de9769b181 100644
--- a/litellm/types/integrations/newrelic.py
+++ b/litellm/types/integrations/newrelic.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from typing import Optional
-
 from litellm.types.integrations.custom_logger import StandardCustomLoggerInitParams
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/newrelic/test_newrelic.py b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/newrelic/test_newrelic.py
index d6bfbea6908..fce9db561e5 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/integrations/newrelic/test_newrelic.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/integrations/newrelic/test_newrelic.py
@@ -2,9 +2,21 @@ import os
 import sys
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
-import newrelic.agent  # ensure submodule is loaded so patch() can resolve it
 import pytest
 
+# newrelic is a container-only dependency (requirements.txt) and is not installed
+# in the CI Python environment. Mock it in sys.modules before importing the
+# integration so that deferred `import newrelic.agent` calls inside NewRelicLogger
+# methods resolve to these mocks rather than failing with ModuleNotFoundError.
+_mock_newrelic = MagicMock()
+_mock_newrelic_agent = MagicMock()
+# Explicitly link so _mock_newrelic.agent IS _mock_newrelic_agent. Without this,
+# the first getattr(_mock_newrelic, 'agent') auto-creates a different child mock,
+# causing patch("newrelic.agent.xxx") to patch the wrong object.
+_mock_newrelic.agent = _mock_newrelic_agent
+sys.modules["newrelic"] = _mock_newrelic
+sys.modules["newrelic.agent"] = _mock_newrelic_agent
+
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../.."))
 
 from litellm.integrations.newrelic.newrelic import NewRelicLogger
@@ -22,9 +34,8 @@ NR_ENV = {
 
 def make_logger(**kwargs) -> NewRelicLogger:
     """Instantiate NewRelicLogger with NR agent calls mocked out."""
-    with patch("newrelic.agent.register_application"):
-        with patch.dict(os.environ, NR_ENV):
-            return NewRelicLogger(**kwargs)
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, NR_ENV):
+        return NewRelicLogger(**kwargs)
 
 
 def make_kwargs(
@@ -106,8 +117,8 @@ class TestNewRelicLoggerInit:
         assert logger.enabled is True
 
     def test_disabled_on_import_error(self):
-        with patch(
-            "newrelic.agent.register_application", side_effect=ImportError
+        with patch.object(
+            _mock_newrelic_agent, "register_application", side_effect=ImportError
         ):
             with patch.dict(os.environ, NR_ENV):
                 logger = NewRelicLogger()