diff --git a/docker/build_from_pip/Dockerfile.build_from_pip b/docker/build_from_pip/Dockerfile.build_from_pip
index 2b45ace2f5..dc8183b55f 100644
--- a/docker/build_from_pip/Dockerfile.build_from_pip
+++ b/docker/build_from_pip/Dockerfile.build_from_pip
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ENV PATH="${HOME}/venv/bin:$PATH"
 # to install python-3.14-dev specifically (if available in the repo)
 # rust and cargo are required for building ddtrace from source
 RUN apk update && \
-    apk add --no-cache gcc openssl openssl-dev rust cargo
+    apk add --no-cache gcc openssl openssl-dev rust
 
 RUN python -m venv ${HOME}/venv
 RUN ${HOME}/venv/bin/pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
diff --git a/litellm/llms/openai/chat/gpt_5_transformation.py b/litellm/llms/openai/chat/gpt_5_transformation.py
index 0cbc0192e2..a6d6b16436 100644
--- a/litellm/llms/openai/chat/gpt_5_transformation.py
+++ b/litellm/llms/openai/chat/gpt_5_transformation.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class OpenAIGPT5Config(OpenAIGPTConfig):
         if reasoning_effort is not None and reasoning_effort == "xhigh":
             if not self.is_model_gpt_5_1_codex_max_model(model):
                 if litellm.drop_params or drop_params:
-                    pass
+                    non_default_params.pop("reasoning_effort", None)
                 else:
                     raise litellm.utils.UnsupportedParamsError(
                         message=(