diff --git a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/vertex_llm_base.py b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/vertex_llm_base.py
index 9f569c525b..f958c76137 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/vertex_llm_base.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/vertex_ai/vertex_llm_base.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ from .common_utils import (
     all_gemini_url_modes,
     get_vertex_base_model_name,
     get_vertex_base_url,
-    is_global_only_vertex_model,
 )
 
 GOOGLE_IMPORT_ERROR_MESSAGE = (