diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
index 6786ef62061..c1e2640c28b 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         except (httpx.RemoteProtocolError, httpx.ConnectError):
             # Retry the request with a new session if there is a connection error
             new_client = self.create_client(
-                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks, ssl_verify=self.ssl_verify
+                
             )
             try:
                 return await self.single_connection_post_request(
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         except (httpx.RemoteProtocolError, httpx.ConnectError):
             # Retry the request with a new session if there is a connection error
             new_client = self.create_client(
-                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks, ssl_verify=self.ssl_verify
+                
             )
             try:
                 return await self.single_connection_post_request(
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         except (httpx.RemoteProtocolError, httpx.ConnectError):
             # Retry the request with a new session if there is a connection error
             new_client = self.create_client(
-                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks, ssl_verify=self.ssl_verify
+                
             )
             try:
                 return await self.single_connection_post_request(
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         except (httpx.RemoteProtocolError, httpx.ConnectError):
             # Retry the request with a new session if there is a connection error
             new_client = self.create_client(
-                timeout=timeout, event_hooks=self.event_hooks, ssl_verify=self.ssl_verify
+                
             )
             try:
                 return await self.single_connection_post_request(