diff --git a/litellm/proxy/hooks/batch_rate_limiter.py b/litellm/proxy/hooks/batch_rate_limiter.py
index 3e0f5a523f4..8f5126b907c 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/hooks/batch_rate_limiter.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/hooks/batch_rate_limiter.py
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@ class _PROXY_BatchRateLimiter(CustomLogger):
         if general_settings.get("disable_batch_input_file_rate_limiting") is True:
             return True, None
 
-        litellm_metadata = data.get("litellm_metadata") or {}
-        if litellm_metadata.get("skip_batch_input_file_rate_limiting") is True:
-            return True, None
-
         batch_model = self._get_batch_routing_model(data)
         skip_models = (
             general_settings.get("skip_batch_input_file_rate_limiting_for_models") or []
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_batch_file_validation.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_batch_file_validation.py
index f6249efb466..504202d64fa 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_batch_file_validation.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/hooks/test_batch_file_validation.py
@@ -637,8 +637,15 @@ def test_should_skip_returns_false_when_key_needs_model_access_check():
     assert descriptors is None
 
 
-def test_should_skip_honors_litellm_metadata_flag():
+def test_should_skip_ignores_client_supplied_metadata_flag():
+    """A caller must not be able to bypass batch rate limits by setting
+    ``litellm_metadata.skip_batch_input_file_rate_limiting`` in the request
+    body. The skip decision is server-controlled only, so with applicable rate
+    limits the JSONL is still processed despite the client flag."""
     rate_limiter = _make_rate_limiter()
+    rate_limiter.parallel_request_limiter._create_rate_limit_descriptors.return_value = [
+        {"rate_limit": {"requests_per_unit": 5}}
+    ]
     user = UserAPIKeyAuth(api_key="sk", models=["*"])
     with patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.general_settings", {}):
         should_skip, descriptors = (
@@ -650,8 +657,7 @@ def test_should_skip_honors_litellm_metadata_flag():
                 user_api_key_dict=user,
             )
         )
-    assert should_skip is True
-    assert descriptors is None
+    assert should_skip is False
 
 
 def test_should_skip_honors_per_model_skip_list():