diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/model_checks.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/model_checks.py
index 0f3b8b5a412..028ba67470a 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/model_checks.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/model_checks.py
@@ -384,10 +384,11 @@ def _get_wildcard_models(
     all_wildcard_models = []
     for model in unique_models:
         if _check_wildcard_routing(model=model):
-            if return_wildcard_routes:  # will add the wildcard route to the list eg: anthropic/*.
+            if return_wildcard_routes:
                 all_wildcard_models.append(model)
 
-            ## get litellm params from model
+            models_to_remove.add(model)
+
             if llm_router is not None:
                 model_list = llm_router.get_model_list(model_name=model, team_id=team_id)
                 if model_list:
@@ -400,18 +401,12 @@ def _get_wildcard_models(
                         )
                         all_wildcard_models.extend(wildcard_models)
                 else:
-                    # Router has no deployment for this wildcard (e.g., BYOK team models)
-                    # Fall back to expanding from known provider models
                     wildcard_models = get_known_models_from_wildcard(wildcard_model=model, litellm_params=None)
                     if wildcard_models:
-                        models_to_remove.add(model)
                         all_wildcard_models.extend(wildcard_models)
             else:
-                # get all known provider models
                 wildcard_models = get_known_models_from_wildcard(wildcard_model=model, litellm_params=None)
-
                 if wildcard_models:
-                    models_to_remove.add(model)
                     all_wildcard_models.extend(wildcard_models)
 
     for model in models_to_remove:
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_model_checks.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_model_checks.py
index e30bfb15938..372d00e3742 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_model_checks.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/auth/test_model_checks.py
@@ -686,3 +686,71 @@ def test_expand_wildcard_invalid_litellm_params_passthrough():
     # Even if LiteLLM_Params construction fails the deployment should survive
     result = expand_wildcard_deployments_for_model_info([deployment])
     assert result == [deployment]
+
+
+def test_get_complete_model_list_excludes_wildcard_routes_by_default():
+    """
+    Regression: wildcard routes like bedrock/* must NOT appear in the model
+    list when return_wildcard_routes=False (the default for /v1/models).
+    Previously, wildcards with a router deployment were never removed from
+    unique_models, leaking them into the response.
+    """
+    from litellm import Router
+    from litellm.proxy.auth.model_checks import get_complete_model_list
+
+    router = Router(
+        model_list=[
+            {
+                "model_name": "bedrock/*",
+                "litellm_params": {"model": "bedrock/*"},
+            },
+            {
+                "model_name": "gpt-4",
+                "litellm_params": {"model": "openai/gpt-4"},
+            },
+        ]
+    )
+
+    result = get_complete_model_list(
+        key_models=[],
+        team_models=[],
+        proxy_model_list=["bedrock/*", "gpt-4"],
+        user_model=None,
+        infer_model_from_keys=False,
+        return_wildcard_routes=False,
+        llm_router=router,
+    )
+
+    assert "bedrock/*" not in result
+    assert "gpt-4" in result
+
+
+def test_get_complete_model_list_includes_wildcard_routes_when_requested():
+    """
+    When return_wildcard_routes=True the wildcard pattern should appear in the
+    result (once), alongside the expanded models.
+    """
+    from litellm import Router
+    from litellm.proxy.auth.model_checks import get_complete_model_list
+
+    router = Router(
+        model_list=[
+            {
+                "model_name": "bedrock/*",
+                "litellm_params": {"model": "bedrock/*"},
+            },
+        ]
+    )
+
+    result = get_complete_model_list(
+        key_models=[],
+        team_models=[],
+        proxy_model_list=["bedrock/*"],
+        user_model=None,
+        infer_model_from_keys=False,
+        return_wildcard_routes=True,
+        llm_router=router,
+    )
+
+    assert "bedrock/*" in result
+    assert result.count("bedrock/*") == 1