diff --git a/aider/sendchat.py b/aider/sendchat.py
index e3d40c23c..d840fb476 100644
--- a/aider/sendchat.py
+++ b/aider/sendchat.py
@@ -18,27 +18,6 @@ def lazy_litellm_retry_decorator(func):
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         import httpx
 
-        def should_giveup(e):
-            if not hasattr(e, "status_code"):
-                return False
-
-            if type(e) in (
-                httpx.ConnectError,
-                httpx.RemoteProtocolError,
-                httpx.ReadTimeout,
-            ):
-                return False
-
-            # These seem to return .status_code = ""
-            # litellm._should_retry() expects an int and throws a TypeError
-            #
-            # litellm.llms.anthropic.AnthropicError
-            # litellm.exceptions.APIError
-            if not e.status_code:
-                return False
-
-            return not litellm._should_retry(e.status_code)
-
         decorated_func = backoff.on_exception(
             backoff.expo,
             (
@@ -53,7 +32,6 @@ def lazy_litellm_retry_decorator(func):
                 litellm.exceptions.InternalServerError,
                 litellm.llms.anthropic.AnthropicError,
             ),
-            giveup=should_giveup,
             max_time=60,
             on_backoff=lambda details: print(
                 f"{details.get('exception', 'Exception')}\nRetry in {details['wait']:.1f} seconds."