diff --git a/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py b/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py
index 8884c9595e..ba3d19ef45 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/route_llm_request.py
@@ -12,6 +12,21 @@ else:
     LitellmRouter = Any
 
 
+def _route_user_config_request(data: dict, route_type: str):
+    """Route a request using the user-provided router config."""
+    router_config = data.pop("user_config")
+
+    # Filter router_config to only include valid Router.__init__ arguments
+    # This prevents TypeError when invalid parameters are stored in the database
+    valid_args = litellm.Router.get_valid_args()
+    filtered_config = {k: v for k, v in router_config.items() if k in valid_args}
+
+    user_router = litellm.Router(**filtered_config)
+    ret_val = getattr(user_router, f"{route_type}")(**data)
+    user_router.discard()
+    return ret_val
+
+
 def _is_a2a_agent_model(model_name: Any) -> bool:
     """Check if the model name is for an A2A agent (a2a/ prefix)."""
     return isinstance(model_name, str) and model_name.startswith("a2a/")
@@ -211,17 +226,7 @@ async def route_request(
             return llm_router.abatch_completion(models=models, **data)
 
     elif "user_config" in data:
-        router_config = data.pop("user_config")
-
-        # Filter router_config to only include valid Router.__init__ arguments
-        # This prevents TypeError when invalid parameters are stored in the database
-        valid_args = litellm.Router.get_valid_args()
-        filtered_config = {k: v for k, v in router_config.items() if k in valid_args}
-
-        user_router = litellm.Router(**filtered_config)
-        ret_val = getattr(user_router, f"{route_type}")(**data)
-        user_router.discard()
-        return ret_val
+        return _route_user_config_request(data, route_type)
 
     elif "router_settings_override" in data:
         # Apply per-request router settings overrides from key/team config