diff --git a/ols/src/llms/providers/provider.py b/ols/src/llms/providers/provider.py
index 25ba9af6..5229fab2 100644
--- a/ols/src/llms/providers/provider.py
+++ b/ols/src/llms/providers/provider.py
@@ -326,5 +326,4 @@ def _construct_httpx_client(
         """Construct HTTPX client instance to be used to communicate with LLM."""
         if use_custom_certificate_store:
             return httpx.Client(verify=self.provider_config.certificates_store)
-        else:
-            return httpx.Client()
+        return httpx.Client()