diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/policy_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/policy_endpoints.py
index 2257a2a52d5..f9487dc2e59 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/policy_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/policy_endpoints.py
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ async def get_policy_info(
         policy_name=policy_name,
         inherit=policy.inherit,
         scope=PolicyScopeResponse(
-            teams=policy.scope.get_teams(),
-            keys=policy.scope.get_keys(),
-            models=policy.scope.get_models(),
+            teams=[],
+            keys=[],
+            models=[],
         ),
         guardrails=PolicyGuardrailsResponse(
             add=policy.guardrails.get_add(),
@@ -245,9 +245,7 @@ async def test_policy_matching(
     policies = registry.get_all_policies()
 
     # Get matching policies
-    matching_policy_names = PolicyMatcher.get_matching_policies(
-        policies=policies, context=context
-    )
+    matching_policy_names = PolicyMatcher.get_matching_policies(context=context)
 
     # Resolve guardrails
     resolved_guardrails = PolicyResolver.resolve_guardrails_for_context(
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/attachment_registry.py b/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/attachment_registry.py
index b1a2458a6f0..b5d6f2fb745 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/attachment_registry.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/attachment_registry.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.types.proxy.policy_engine import (
     PolicyAttachment,
     PolicyMatchContext,
-    PolicyScope,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_registry.py b/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_registry.py
index 490f5fa5f0b..68485f92489 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_registry.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_registry.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.types.proxy.policy_engine import (
     Policy,
     PolicyCondition,
-    PolicyConfig,
     PolicyGuardrails,
 )
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_resolver.py b/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_resolver.py
index 2df761e093d..cfdedc467d8 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_resolver.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_resolver.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Handles:
 - Combining guardrails from multiple matching policies
 """
 
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Set
 
 from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
 from litellm.types.proxy.policy_engine import (
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_validator.py b/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_validator.py
index 01c6e0735aa..f79fb8bfa9c 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_validator.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/policy_engine/policy_validator.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Validates:
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Set
 
 from litellm._logging import verbose_proxy_logger
-from litellm.proxy.auth.route_checks import RouteChecks
 from litellm.types.proxy.policy_engine import (
     Policy,
     PolicyValidationError,
@@ -267,53 +266,8 @@ class PolicyValidator:
                         )
                     )
 
-            # Validate team aliases (non-wildcard only, query per alias)
-            if validate_db and self.prisma_client:
-                for team_pattern in policy.scope.get_teams():
-                    if not self.is_wildcard_pattern(team_pattern):
-                        exists = await self.check_team_alias_exists(team_alias=team_pattern)
-                        if not exists:
-                            warnings.append(
-                                PolicyValidationError(
-                                    policy_name=policy_name,
-                                    error_type=PolicyValidationErrorType.INVALID_TEAM,
-                                    message=f"Team alias '{team_pattern}' not found in database",
-                                    field="scope.teams",
-                                    value=team_pattern,
-                                )
-                            )
-
-            # Validate key aliases (non-wildcard only, query per alias)
-            if validate_db and self.prisma_client:
-                for key_pattern in policy.scope.get_keys():
-                    if not self.is_wildcard_pattern(key_pattern):
-                        exists = await self.check_key_alias_exists(key_alias=key_pattern)
-                        if not exists:
-                            warnings.append(
-                                PolicyValidationError(
-                                    policy_name=policy_name,
-                                    error_type=PolicyValidationErrorType.INVALID_KEY,
-                                    message=f"Key alias '{key_pattern}' not found in database",
-                                    field="scope.keys",
-                                    value=key_pattern,
-                                )
-                            )
-
-            # Validate models (non-wildcard only, check against router)
-            if self.llm_router:
-                for model_pattern in policy.scope.get_models():
-                    if not self.is_wildcard_pattern(model_pattern):
-                        exists = self.check_model_exists(model=model_pattern)
-                        if not exists:
-                            warnings.append(
-                                PolicyValidationError(
-                                    policy_name=policy_name,
-                                    error_type=PolicyValidationErrorType.INVALID_MODEL,
-                                    message=f"Model '{model_pattern}' not found in router",
-                                    field="scope.models",
-                                    value=model_pattern,
-                                )
-                            )
+            # Note: Team, key, and model validation is done via policy_attachments
+            # Policies no longer have scope - attachments define where policies apply
 
             # Validate inheritance
             inheritance_errors = self._validate_inheritance_chain(
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index eb4d6bd1501..8500d820a4c 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -2869,12 +2869,6 @@ class ProxyConfig:
 
         verbose_proxy_logger.info(f"Policy engine: found {len(policies_config)} policies in config")
 
-        # Create validator with router for model validation
-        validator = PolicyValidator(
-            prisma_client=prisma_client,
-            llm_router=llm_router,
-        )
-
         # Initialize policies
         await init_policies(
             policies_config=policies_config,