diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/deactivated/ChatLiteLLMModel.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/deactivated/ChatLiteLLMModel.py
index 8711f6d2ffbd..52c927e6d824 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/components/deactivated/ChatLiteLLMModel.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/components/deactivated/ChatLiteLLMModel.py
@@ -128,10 +128,14 @@ def build_model(self) -> LanguageModel:
             raise ChatLiteLLMException(
                 "Could not import litellm python package. " "Please install it with `pip install litellm`"
             )
-
-        # Set the API key based on the provider
-        self.kwargs[self.provider] = self.api_key
-        self.model_kwargs["api_key"] = self.api_key
+        # Remove empty keys
+        if "" in self.kwargs:
+            del self.kwargs[""]
+        if "" in self.model_kwargs:
+            del self.model_kwargs[""]
+        # Set the API key
+        # self.model_kwargs["api_key"] = self.api_key
+        # Report missing fields for Azure provider
         if self.provider == "Azure":
             if "api_base" not in self.kwargs:
                 raise Exception("Missing api_base on kwargs")
@@ -150,5 +154,6 @@ def build_model(self) -> LanguageModel:
             max_retries=self.max_retries,
             **self.kwargs,
         )
+        llm.client.api_key = self.api_key
 
         return llm