diff --git a/litellm/router_backends/python_router.py b/litellm/router_backends/python_router.py
index b7ef55870c2..0d6faa16ae3 100644
--- a/litellm/router_backends/python_router.py
+++ b/litellm/router_backends/python_router.py
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ from litellm.router_utils.handle_error import (
     send_llm_exception_alert,
 )
 from litellm.router_utils.health_state_cache import DeploymentHealthCache
+from litellm.router_utils.pattern_match_deployments import PatternMatchRouter
 from litellm.router_utils.pre_call_checks.deployment_affinity_check import (
     DeploymentAffinityCheck,
     warn_on_unknown_model_group_affinity_flags,
@@ -351,8 +352,6 @@ from litellm.utils import (
     set_live_deployment_replay,
 )
 
-from litellm.router_utils.pattern_match_deployments import PatternMatchRouter
-
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from opentelemetry.trace import Span as _Span