diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_error_normalization.py b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_error_normalization.py
index 750a4fff29a..b7c724584ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_error_normalization.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/litellm_core_utils/test_error_normalization.py
@@ -166,25 +166,21 @@ def test_variants_of_one_failure_share_a_normalized_error(messages: tuple[Except
 
 
 def test_normalize_error_passthrough_prefix_wins_over_upstream_body_text() -> None:
-    from fastapi import HTTPException
-
     for detail in (
         'Upstream passthrough request failed with status 400: {"error": {"message": "no deployments available for this model"}}',
         'Upstream passthrough request failed with status 400: {"error": {"message": "max budget reached"}}',
     ):
-        exc = HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=detail)
+        exc = Exception(detail)
         message = f"400: {detail}"
         assert normalize_error(exc, "400", message) == "500_UPSTREAM_PASSTHROUGH", message
 
 
 def test_normalize_error_passthrough_prefix_wins_over_quota_and_budget_wording() -> None:
-    from fastapi import HTTPException
-
     detail = (
         'Upstream passthrough request failed with status 429: {"error": {"message": '
         '"You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. Budget spent"}}'
     )
-    exc = HTTPException(status_code=429, detail=detail)
+    exc = Exception(detail)
     assert normalize_error(exc, "429", f"429: {detail}") == "500_UPSTREAM_PASSTHROUGH"