diff --git a/litellm/main.py b/litellm/main.py
index 3d3a0bb7ec6..e6f451fa4c6 100644
--- a/litellm/main.py
+++ b/litellm/main.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 import dotenv
 import httpx
 import openai
-import tiktoken
 from openai import AsyncStream, Stream
 from openai.types.audio import TranscriptionStreamEvent
 from pydantic import BaseModel