diff --git a/autogen/tools/experimental/browser_use/browser_use.py b/autogen/tools/experimental/browser_use/browser_use.py
index da04bee20..ca512242f 100644
--- a/autogen/tools/experimental/browser_use/browser_use.py
+++ b/autogen/tools/experimental/browser_use/browser_use.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class BrowserUseTool(Tool):
     def __init__(  # type: ignore[no-any-unimported]
         self,
         *,
-        llm_config: dict[str, Any],
+        model: str,
+        api_key: str,
         browser: Optional["Browser"] = None,
         agent_kwargs: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
         browser_config: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ def __init__(  # type: ignore[no-any-unimported]
         """Use the browser to perform a task.
 
         Args:
-            llm_config: The LLM configuration.
+            model: The model to use.
+            api_key: The API key to use.
             browser: The browser to use. If defined, browser_config must be None
             agent_kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to the Agent
             browser_config: The browser configuration to use. If defined, browser must be None
@@ -81,12 +83,6 @@ def __init__(  # type: ignore[no-any-unimported]
         if "generate_gif" not in agent_kwargs:
             agent_kwargs["generate_gif"] = False
 
-        try:
-            model: str = llm_config["config_list"][0]["model"]  # type: ignore[index]
-            api_key: str = llm_config["config_list"][0]["api_key"]  # type: ignore[index]
-        except (KeyError, TypeError):
-            raise ValueError("llm_config must be a valid config dictionary.")
-
         async def browser_use(  # type: ignore[no-any-unimported]
             task: Annotated[str, "The task to perform."],
             api_key: Annotated[str, Depends(on(api_key))],
diff --git a/notebook/tools_browser_use.ipynb b/notebook/tools_browser_use.ipynb
index ee3340c8e..1d11f2d2a 100644
--- a/notebook/tools_browser_use.ipynb
+++ b/notebook/tools_browser_use.ipynb
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "browser_use_tool = BrowserUseTool(llm_config=llm_config, browser_config={\"headless\": False})\n",
+    "browser_use_tool = BrowserUseTool(\n",
+    "    model=config_list[0][\"model\"], api_key=config_list[0][\"api_key\"], browser_config={\"headless\": False}\n",
+    ")\n",
     "\n",
     "browser_use_tool.register_for_execution(user_proxy)\n",
     "browser_use_tool.register_for_llm(assistant)"
diff --git a/test/tools/experimental/browser_use/test_browser_use.py b/test/tools/experimental/browser_use/test_browser_use.py
index e569e7886..033d4d313 100644
--- a/test/tools/experimental/browser_use/test_browser_use.py
+++ b/test/tools/experimental/browser_use/test_browser_use.py
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ def _use_imports(self) -> None:
         self._Agent = Agent
 
     def test_broser_use_tool_init(self, mock_credentials: Credentials) -> None:
-        browser_use_tool = BrowserUseTool(llm_config=mock_credentials.llm_config)
+        config = mock_credentials.config_list[0]
+        model: str = config["model"]  # type: ignore[index]
+        api_key: str = config["api_key"]  # type: ignore[index]
+
+        browser_use_tool = BrowserUseTool(model=model, api_key=api_key)
         assert browser_use_tool.name == "browser_use"
         assert browser_use_tool.description == "Use the browser to perform a task."
         assert isinstance(browser_use_tool.func, Callable)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
@@ -46,7 +50,10 @@ def test_broser_use_tool_init(self, mock_credentials: Credentials) -> None:
 
     @pytest.fixture()
     def browser_use_tool(self, credentials_gpt_4o_mini: Credentials) -> BrowserUseTool:
-        return BrowserUseTool(llm_config=credentials_gpt_4o_mini.llm_config)
+        config = credentials_gpt_4o_mini.config_list[0]
+        model = config["model"]
+        api_key = config["api_key"]
+        return BrowserUseTool(model=model, api_key=api_key)
 
     @pytest.mark.openai
     @pytest.mark.asyncio