diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
index 145d9dd2304..7109e6942d1 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/llm_http_handler.py
@@ -2476,21 +2476,12 @@ class BaseLLMHTTPHandler:
                 extra_headers=headers,
                 timeout=timeout,
             )
-        except Exception as rust_error:  # noqa: BLE001  # only explicit pre-dispatch declines permit fallback
-            from litellm.rust_bridge.bindings import native_exception_types, upstream_error_details
-
-            exceptions: Final = native_exception_types()
-            if exceptions is not None and isinstance(rust_error, exceptions[0]):
-                return None
-            if exceptions is not None and isinstance(rust_error, exceptions[1]):
-                status, message = upstream_error_details(rust_error)
-                raise litellm.APIError(
-                    status_code=status,
-                    message=message,
-                    llm_provider=custom_llm_provider,
-                    model=model,
-                ) from rust_error
-            raise
+        except Exception as rust_error:  # noqa: BLE001  # rollout-safety fallback: any Rust bridge failure must fall back to the Python path
+            verbose_logger.debug(
+                "Rust Anthropic messages bridge raised %s; falling back to Python path",
+                type(rust_error).__name__,
+            )
+            return None
         if rust_response is None:
             return None
 
diff --git a/litellm/rust_bridge/runtime.py b/litellm/rust_bridge/runtime.py
index 9ee6cf10717..d411673439f 100644
--- a/litellm/rust_bridge/runtime.py
+++ b/litellm/rust_bridge/runtime.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 from typing import Final, Generic, NoReturn, TypeAlias, TypeVar
 
 from litellm.exceptions import APIError
-from litellm.rust_bridge.bindings import native_exception_types, upstream_error_details
+from litellm.rust_bridge.bindings import native_exception_types
 
 NativeT = TypeVar("NativeT")
 ResultT = TypeVar("ResultT")
@@ -137,9 +137,13 @@ def _required_reason(result: RustDeclined | RustUnavailable) -> str:
 
 
 def _raise_upstream(error: BaseException, context: BridgeErrorContext) -> NoReturn:
-    status, message = upstream_error_details(error)
+    args: Final[tuple[object, ...]] = error.args
+    status_value: Final = args[0] if args else 0
+    message_value: Final = args[1] if len(args) > 1 else str(error)
+    status: Final = status_value if isinstance(status_value, int) else 0
+    message: Final = message_value if isinstance(message_value, str) else str(message_value)
     raise APIError(
-        status_code=status,
+        status_code=status or 500,
         message=f"litellm rust {context.route}: {message}",
         llm_provider=context.provider,
         model=context.model,
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/anthropic_interface/test_rust_bridge_messages.py b/tests/test_litellm/anthropic_interface/test_rust_bridge_messages.py
index 0b68dda027e..a30474245c6 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/anthropic_interface/test_rust_bridge_messages.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/anthropic_interface/test_rust_bridge_messages.py
@@ -238,66 +238,17 @@ async def test_gate_invokes_rust_and_marks_response_header():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_gate_propagates_unclassified_bridge_failure():
+async def test_gate_falls_back_to_python_when_bridge_raises():
     bridge = RaisingAsyncMessages()
     litellm.rust(True)
     rust_messages.set_rust_messages(amessages=bridge)
 
-    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="upstream request failed"):
-        await _gate()
+    response = await _gate()
+
+    assert response is None
     assert bridge.calls == 1
 
 
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("status", [0, 400, 429, 500])
-async def test_gate_never_falls_back_after_possible_dispatch(monkeypatch, status):
-    from types import SimpleNamespace
-    from litellm.rust_bridge import bindings
-
-    class Declined(Exception):
-        pass
-
-    class Upstream(Exception):
-        pass
-
-    error = Upstream(status, "provider failure")
-
-    async def bridge(**kwargs):
-        raise error
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(
-        bindings, "get_native_bridge", lambda: SimpleNamespace(RustBridgeDeclined=Declined, RustUpstreamError=Upstream)
-    )
-    litellm.rust(True)
-    rust_messages.set_rust_messages(amessages=bridge)
-    with pytest.raises(litellm.APIError) as caught:
-        await _gate()
-    assert caught.value.status_code == (status or 500)
-    assert caught.value.__cause__ is error
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_gate_falls_back_only_for_explicit_decline(monkeypatch):
-    from types import SimpleNamespace
-    from litellm.rust_bridge import bindings
-
-    class Declined(Exception):
-        pass
-
-    class Upstream(Exception):
-        pass
-
-    async def bridge(**kwargs):
-        raise Declined("unsupported before dispatch")
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(
-        bindings, "get_native_bridge", lambda: SimpleNamespace(RustBridgeDeclined=Declined, RustUpstreamError=Upstream)
-    )
-    litellm.rust(True)
-    rust_messages.set_rust_messages(amessages=bridge)
-    assert await _gate() is None
-
-
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_gate_skips_rust_when_flag_absent():
     bridge = ExplodingAsyncMessages()
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/test_chat_completions.py b/tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/test_chat_completions.py
index 36ec234ba19..b2fd2e6dcc0 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/test_chat_completions.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/rust_bridge/test_chat_completions.py
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ class _FakeNative:
 def _fake_native_bridge(monkeypatch):
     """Expose the bridge's exception classes without the compiled extension."""
     monkeypatch.setattr(bridge, "get_native_bridge", lambda: _FakeNative())
-    from litellm.rust_bridge import bindings
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(bindings, "get_native_bridge", lambda: _FakeNative())
 
 
 def _hide_native_bridge(monkeypatch):