diff --git a/litellm/llms/base_llm/base_utils.py b/litellm/llms/base_llm/base_utils.py
index 2afac26e7b6..d2d3d5c0a96 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/base_llm/base_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/base_llm/base_utils.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Utility functions for base LLM classes.
 import copy
 import json
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Type, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Type, Union
 
 from openai.lib import _parsing, _pydantic
 from pydantic import BaseModel
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ from litellm._logging import verbose_logger
 from litellm.types.llms.openai import AllMessageValues, ChatCompletionToolCallChunk
 from litellm.types.utils import Message, ProviderSpecificModelInfo, TokenCountResponse
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from litellm.types.utils import ModelInfoBase
-
 
 class BaseTokenCounter(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
@@ -44,17 +41,6 @@ class BaseTokenCounter(ABC):
 
 
 class BaseLLMModelInfo(ABC):
-    def get_model_info(
-        self,
-        model: str,
-        api_base: Optional[str] = None,
-    ) -> Optional["ModelInfoBase"]:
-        """
-        Provider-specific model metadata when it cannot be represented in the
-        static model cost map.
-        """
-        return None
-
     def get_provider_info(
         self,
         model: str,
diff --git a/litellm/llms/ollama/common_utils.py b/litellm/llms/ollama/common_utils.py
index c4cfd514114..4787e532fae 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/ollama/common_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/ollama/common_utils.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, Union
 
 import httpx
 
 from litellm import verbose_logger
 from litellm.llms.base_llm.chat.transformation import BaseLLMException
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from litellm.types.utils import ModelInfoBase
-
 
 class OllamaError(BaseLLMException):
     def __init__(
@@ -180,9 +177,8 @@ class OllamaModelInfo(BaseLLMModelInfo):
 
     def get_runtime_model_info(
         self, model: str, api_base: Optional[str] = None
-    ) -> "ModelInfoBase":
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         from litellm import module_level_client
-        from litellm.types.utils import ModelInfoBase
 
         model = self._strip_ollama_model_prefix(model)
         api_base = self.get_server_api_base(api_base)
@@ -197,35 +193,35 @@ class OllamaModelInfo(BaseLLMModelInfo):
             )
         except Exception:
             verbose_logger.debug("OllamaError: Could not get model info.")
-            return ModelInfoBase(
-                key=model,
-                litellm_provider="ollama",
-                mode="chat",
-                input_cost_per_token=0.0,
-                output_cost_per_token=0.0,
-                max_tokens=None,
-                max_input_tokens=None,
-                max_output_tokens=None,
-            )
+            return {
+                "key": model,
+                "litellm_provider": "ollama",
+                "mode": "chat",
+                "input_cost_per_token": 0.0,
+                "output_cost_per_token": 0.0,
+                "max_tokens": None,
+                "max_input_tokens": None,
+                "max_output_tokens": None,
+            }
 
         model_info = response.json()
         max_tokens = self._get_max_tokens(model_info)
 
-        return ModelInfoBase(
-            key=model,
-            litellm_provider="ollama",
-            mode="chat",
-            supports_function_calling=self._supports_function_calling(model_info),
-            input_cost_per_token=0.0,
-            output_cost_per_token=0.0,
-            max_tokens=max_tokens,
-            max_input_tokens=max_tokens,
-            max_output_tokens=max_tokens,
-        )
+        return {
+            "key": model,
+            "litellm_provider": "ollama",
+            "mode": "chat",
+            "supports_function_calling": self._supports_function_calling(model_info),
+            "input_cost_per_token": 0.0,
+            "output_cost_per_token": 0.0,
+            "max_tokens": max_tokens,
+            "max_input_tokens": max_tokens,
+            "max_output_tokens": max_tokens,
+        }
 
     def get_model_info(
         self, model: str, api_base: Optional[str] = None
-    ) -> Optional["ModelInfoBase"]:
+    ) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
         if self._is_static_ollama_model(model):
             return None
         return self.get_runtime_model_info(model=model, api_base=api_base)
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 7b30a7a05a4..7a60f795e58 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -5709,15 +5709,17 @@ def _get_model_info_helper(  # noqa: PLR0915
                 model=model, provider=LlmProviders(custom_llm_provider)
             )
         if provider_config is not None:
-            try:
-                provider_model_info = provider_config.get_model_info(
-                    model=model,
-                    api_base=api_base,
-                )
-                if provider_model_info is not None:
-                    return provider_model_info
-            except Exception:
-                verbose_logger.debug("Could not get dynamic model info.")
+            get_model_info = getattr(provider_config, "get_model_info", None)
+            if callable(get_model_info):
+                try:
+                    provider_model_info = get_model_info(
+                        model=model,
+                        api_base=api_base,
+                    )
+                    if provider_model_info is not None:
+                        return provider_model_info
+                except Exception:
+                    verbose_logger.debug("Could not get dynamic model info.")
 
         if custom_llm_provider == "huggingface":
             max_tokens = _get_max_position_embeddings(model_name=model)