diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 3769b2cb25d..63fa848d453 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -1540,12 +1540,14 @@ def _schedule_async_success_logging(
 
     def _enqueue_async_logging() -> None:
         logging_obj.mark_async_success_log_enqueued()
-        _client_async_logging_helper(
-            logging_obj=logging_obj,
-            result=result,
-            start_time=start_time,
-            end_time=end_time,
-            is_completion_with_fallbacks=is_completion_with_fallbacks,
+        asyncio.create_task(
+            _client_async_logging_helper(
+                logging_obj=logging_obj,
+                result=result,
+                start_time=start_time,
+                end_time=end_time,
+                is_completion_with_fallbacks=is_completion_with_fallbacks,
+            )
         )
 
     if not logging_obj.defer_async_logging:
@@ -1556,13 +1558,13 @@ def _schedule_async_success_logging(
     logging_obj.enqueue_deferred_logging = _enqueue_async_logging
 
 
-def _client_async_logging_helper(
+async def _client_async_logging_helper(
     logging_obj: LiteLLMLoggingObject,
-    result: object,
-    start_time: datetime.datetime,
-    end_time: datetime.datetime,
+    result,
+    start_time,
+    end_time,
     is_completion_with_fallbacks: bool,
-) -> None:
+):
     if (
         is_completion_with_fallbacks is False
     ):  # don't log the parent event litellm.completion_with_fallbacks as a 'log_success_event', this will lead to double logging the same call - https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/issues/7477
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
index 665e37c7e1b..436c966e5d5 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_utils.py
@@ -10884,45 +10884,6 @@ def test_get_optional_params_forwards_a_tool_config_cache_point_to_a_downstream_
     assert optional_params["extra_body"] == {"kept": True, "cache_control_injection_points": [point]}
 
 
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("deferred", [False, True])
-async def test_success_logging_is_enqueued_before_the_worker_is_flushed(deferred: bool) -> None:
-    from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging
-    from litellm.litellm_core_utils.logging_worker import GLOBAL_LOGGING_WORKER
-    from litellm.utils import _schedule_async_success_logging
-
-    completed: Final[asyncio.Queue[object]] = asyncio.Queue()
-
-    async def callback(kwargs: object, response: object, start: object, end: object) -> None:
-        completed.put_nowait(response)
-
-    now: Final = datetime(2026, 1, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-    logging_obj: Final = Logging(
-        model="synthetic-model",
-        messages=[],
-        stream=False,
-        call_type="acompletion",
-        start_time=now.timestamp(),
-        litellm_call_id="logging-enqueue",
-        function_id="logging-enqueue",
-        dynamic_async_success_callbacks=[callback],
-    )
-    logging_obj.defer_async_logging = deferred
-    result: Final = litellm.ModelResponse(id="accounted-response")
-    try:
-        _schedule_async_success_logging(logging_obj, result, now, now, False)
-        if deferred:
-            assert completed.empty()
-            assert logging_obj.enqueue_deferred_logging is not None
-            logging_obj.enqueue_deferred_logging()
-        await GLOBAL_LOGGING_WORKER.flush()
-        assert completed.get_nowait() is result
-        assert completed.empty()
-    finally:
-        await asyncio.sleep(0)
-        await GLOBAL_LOGGING_WORKER.flush()
-        await GLOBAL_LOGGING_WORKER.stop()
-
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("provider", "expected_warnings"),