diff --git a/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/chat/transformation.py b/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/chat/transformation.py
index 5de471eba59..3cbe8a8d9dc 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/chat/transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/fireworks_ai/chat/transformation.py
@@ -480,9 +480,9 @@ class FireworksAIConfig(FireworksAIMixin, OpenAIGPTConfig):
         if not isinstance(schema, dict):
             return
         for key in list(schema):
-            if key in FireworksAIConfig._FIREWORKS_TOOL_SCHEMA_STRIP_KEYS:
-                schema.pop(key, None)
-            elif key == "default" and schema[key] is None:
+            if key in FireworksAIConfig._FIREWORKS_TOOL_SCHEMA_STRIP_KEYS or (
+                key == "default" and schema[key] is None
+            ):
                 schema.pop(key, None)
             elif key == "properties" and isinstance(schema[key], dict):
                 for prop in schema[key].values():