diff --git a/metagpt/provider/metagpt_llm_api.py b/metagpt/provider/metagpt_llm_api.py
index 0688e1878..17c2b3ab8 100644
--- a/metagpt/provider/metagpt_llm_api.py
+++ b/metagpt/provider/metagpt_llm_api.py
@@ -20,20 +20,11 @@ class MetaGPTLLMAPI(OpenAIGPTAPI):
     """MetaGPT LLM api"""
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.__init_openai()
         self.llm = openai
         self.model = CONFIG.METAGPT_API_MODEL
         self.auto_max_tokens = False
-        RateLimiter.__init__(self, rpm=self.rpm)
-
-    def __init_openai(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        # openai.api_key = CONFIG.METAGPT_API_KEY
-        # if CONFIG.METAGPT_API_BASE:
-        #     openai.api_base = CONFIG.METAGPT_API_BASE
-        # if CONFIG.METAGPT_API_TYPE:
-        #     openai.api_type = CONFIG.METAGPT_API_TYPE
-        #     openai.api_version = CONFIG.METAGPT_API_VERSION
         self.rpm = int(CONFIG.RPM) if CONFIG.RPM else 10
+        RateLimiter.__init__(self, rpm=self.rpm)
 
     async def get_summary(self, memory: BrainMemory, max_words=200, keep_language: bool = False, **kwargs):
         summary = []