diff --git a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/model_management_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/model_management_endpoints.py
index bfd67ea4e59..c38a00e18a1 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/model_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/model_management_endpoints.py
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ async def _update_team_model_in_db(
             db_model=db_model,
             patch_data=patch_data,
             user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
+            prisma_client=prisma_client,
         )
 
     return update_db_model(db_model=db_model, updated_patch=patch_data)
@@ -465,6 +466,7 @@ async def _update_existing_team_model_assignment(
     db_model: Deployment,
     patch_data: updateDeployment,
     user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
+    prisma_client: PrismaClient,
 ) -> None:
     """Update an existing team model if the public name changed."""
     old_public_name = (
@@ -472,25 +474,25 @@ async def _update_existing_team_model_assignment(
     )
 
     if old_public_name and public_model_name != old_public_name:
-        from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import llm_router
-
-        if llm_router is None:
+        if prisma_client is None:
             verbose_proxy_logger.warning(
-                "llm_router not initialized; skipping old public name cleanup to preserve sibling deployments"
+                "prisma_client not initialized; skipping old public name cleanup to preserve sibling deployments"
             )
         else:
-            all_deployments = llm_router.get_model_list(
-                model_name=old_public_name, team_id=team_id
+            response = await prisma_client.db.litellm_proxymodeltable.find_many(
+                where={
+                    "model_info": {
+                        "path": ["team_id"],
+                        "equals": team_id,
+                    }
+                }
             )
-            other_deployments_with_old_name = []
-            if all_deployments:
-                other_deployments_with_old_name = [
-                    d
-                    for d in all_deployments
-                    if d.get("model_name") != db_model.model_name
-                    and d.get("model_info", {}).get("team_public_model_name")
-                    == old_public_name
-                ]
+            other_deployments_with_old_name = [
+                d
+                for d in response
+                if d.model_name != db_model.model_name
+                and d.model_info.get("team_public_model_name") == old_public_name
+            ]
 
             if not other_deployments_with_old_name:
                 await team_model_delete(
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_model_management_endpoints.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_model_management_endpoints.py
index 5ef7face1f2..fd4f3d56b10 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_model_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/management_endpoints/test_model_management_endpoints.py
@@ -46,10 +46,17 @@ class MockPrismaClient:
             )
         return None
 
+    async def find_many(self, where):
+        return []
+
     @property
     def litellm_teamtable(self):
         return self
 
+    @property
+    def litellm_proxymodeltable(self):
+        return self
+
 
 class MockLLMRouter:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -730,7 +737,9 @@ class TestTeamModelUpdate:
 
             assert result.get("model_name", "").startswith("model_name_test_team_123_")
             assert "team_public_model_name" in str(result.get("model_info", ""))
+            # update_team must not be called (no model_aliases writes for team models)
             mock_update_team.assert_not_called()
+            # team_model_add must be called to add public name to team's models list
             mock_team_model_add.assert_called_once()
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio