diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AddModelPanel.integration.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AddModelPanel.integration.test.tsx
index efba26734ff..19e1e3aa8bd 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AddModelPanel.integration.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/app/(dashboard)/models-and-endpoints/panels/AddModelPanel.integration.test.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ const alwaysMounted = {
   api_key: undefined,
   api_base: undefined,
   custom_llm_provider: "openai",
+  litellm_credential_name: null,
   model: "gpt-4o",
 };
 
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.test.tsx
index 2aa8f93b72b..7ef09d34924 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.test.tsx
@@ -73,28 +73,4 @@ describe("prepareModelAddRequest", () => {
     expect(deployment.litellmParamsObj.litellm_credential_name).toBe("selected-credential");
     expect(deployment.litellmParamsObj.timeout).toBe(5);
   });
-
-  it("keeps litellm_credential_name from LiteLLM Params JSON when no credential is selected", async () => {
-    const formValues = {
-      model_mappings: [
-        {
-          public_name: "Public Model",
-          litellm_model: "litellm/public",
-        },
-      ],
-      model_name: "custom-model-name",
-      litellm_extra_params: JSON.stringify({
-        litellm_credential_name: "from-json",
-        timeout: 5,
-      }),
-      litellm_credential_name: null,
-    };
-
-    const deployments = await prepareModelAddRequest({ ...formValues }, "token", null);
-
-    expect(deployments).toHaveLength(1);
-    const [deployment] = deployments!;
-    expect(deployment.litellmParamsObj.litellm_credential_name).toBe("from-json");
-    expect(deployment.litellmParamsObj.timeout).toBe(5);
-  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.tsx
index b4ae51d5423..bb2f78fa84e 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/add_model/handle_add_model_submit.tsx
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ export const prepareModelAddRequest = async (formValues: Record<string, any>, ac
         if (value === "") {
           continue;
         }
-        if (key === "litellm_credential_name" && value == null) {
-          continue;
-        }
         // Skip the custom_pricing and pricing_model fields as they're only used for UI control
         if (key === "custom_pricing" || key === "pricing_model" || key === "cache_control") {
           continue;
@@ -127,7 +124,7 @@ export const prepareModelAddRequest = async (formValues: Record<string, any>, ac
           if (value && value != undefined) {
             try {
               litellmExtraParams = JSON.parse(value);
-              if ("litellm_credential_name" in litellmExtraParams && formValues.litellm_credential_name) {
+              if ("litellm_credential_name" in litellmExtraParams) {
                 delete litellmExtraParams.litellm_credential_name;
               }
             } catch (error) {