diff --git a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
index 9b01c96b16..ef79b487f9 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/custom_httpx/http_handler.py
@@ -26,30 +26,12 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
         self, timeout: Optional[Union[float, httpx.Timeout]], concurrent_limit: int
     ) -> httpx.AsyncClient:
 
-        async_proxy_mounts = None
         # Check if the HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY environment variables are set and use them accordingly.
-        http_proxy = os.getenv("HTTP_PROXY", None)
-        https_proxy = os.getenv("HTTPS_PROXY", None)
-        no_proxy = os.getenv("NO_PROXY", None)
         ssl_verify = bool(os.getenv("SSL_VERIFY", litellm.ssl_verify))
         cert = os.getenv(
             "SSL_CERTIFICATE", litellm.ssl_certificate
         )  # /path/to/client.pem
 
-        if http_proxy is not None and https_proxy is not None:
-            async_proxy_mounts = {
-                "http://": httpx.AsyncHTTPTransport(proxy=httpx.Proxy(url=http_proxy)),
-                "https://": httpx.AsyncHTTPTransport(
-                    proxy=httpx.Proxy(url=https_proxy)
-                ),
-            }
-            # assume no_proxy is a list of comma separated urls
-            if no_proxy is not None and isinstance(no_proxy, str):
-                no_proxy_urls = no_proxy.split(",")
-
-                for url in no_proxy_urls:  # set no-proxy support for specific urls
-                    async_proxy_mounts[url] = None  # type: ignore
-
         if timeout is None:
             timeout = _DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
         # Create a client with a connection pool
@@ -61,7 +43,6 @@ class AsyncHTTPHandler:
                 max_keepalive_connections=concurrent_limit,
             ),
             verify=ssl_verify,
-            mounts=async_proxy_mounts,
             cert=cert,
         )
 
@@ -163,27 +144,11 @@ class HTTPHandler:
             timeout = _DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
 
         # Check if the HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY environment variables are set and use them accordingly.
-        http_proxy = os.getenv("HTTP_PROXY", None)
-        https_proxy = os.getenv("HTTPS_PROXY", None)
-        no_proxy = os.getenv("NO_PROXY", None)
         ssl_verify = bool(os.getenv("SSL_VERIFY", litellm.ssl_verify))
         cert = os.getenv(
             "SSL_CERTIFICATE", litellm.ssl_certificate
         )  # /path/to/client.pem
 
-        sync_proxy_mounts = None
-        if http_proxy is not None and https_proxy is not None:
-            sync_proxy_mounts = {
-                "http://": httpx.HTTPTransport(proxy=httpx.Proxy(url=http_proxy)),
-                "https://": httpx.HTTPTransport(proxy=httpx.Proxy(url=https_proxy)),
-            }
-            # assume no_proxy is a list of comma separated urls
-            if no_proxy is not None and isinstance(no_proxy, str):
-                no_proxy_urls = no_proxy.split(",")
-
-                for url in no_proxy_urls:  # set no-proxy support for specific urls
-                    sync_proxy_mounts[url] = None  # type: ignore
-
         if client is None:
             # Create a client with a connection pool
             self.client = httpx.Client(
@@ -193,7 +158,6 @@ class HTTPHandler:
                     max_keepalive_connections=concurrent_limit,
                 ),
                 verify=ssl_verify,
-                mounts=sync_proxy_mounts,
                 cert=cert,
             )
         else: