diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
index 5552089d465..a3c78af20f9 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/user_api_key_auth.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Returns a UserAPIKeyAuth object if the API key is valid
 """
 
 import asyncio
-import re
 import secrets
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from typing import List, Optional, Tuple, cast