diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/handle_jwt.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/handle_jwt.py
index 6a7aa794e5b..5f78efbdf40 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/handle_jwt.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/handle_jwt.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ JWT token must have 'litellm_proxy_admin' in scope.
 """
 
 import fnmatch
-import json
 import os
 from typing import Any, List, Literal, Optional, Set, Tuple, cast