diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/base.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/base.py
index 1ca853174a2..5fec1c86ca7 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/base.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/base.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     )
 
 
-from langchain.callbacks.base import BaseCallbackManager
 from langchain.load.dump import dumpd
 from langchain.load.serializable import Serializable
 from langchain.pydantic_v1 import Field
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ from langchain.schema.runnable.config import (
     ensure_config,
     get_async_callback_manager_for_config,
     get_callback_manager_for_config,
+    patch_config,
 )
 from langchain.schema.runnable.utils import (
     accepts_run_manager,
@@ -1472,18 +1472,6 @@ class RunnableBinding(Serializable, Runnable[Input, Output]):
             yield item
 
 
-def patch_config(
-    config: RunnableConfig,
-    callback_manager: BaseCallbackManager,
-    _locals: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
-) -> RunnableConfig:
-    config = config.copy()
-    config["callbacks"] = callback_manager
-    if _locals is not None:
-        config["_locals"] = _locals
-    return config
-
-
 def coerce_to_runnable(
     thing: Union[
         Runnable[Input, Output],
diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/config.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/config.py
index 716fc361161..00408b7ee6c 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/config.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/schema/runnable/config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, TypedDict
 
-from langchain.callbacks.base import Callbacks
+from langchain.callbacks.base import BaseCallbackManager, Callbacks
 from langchain.callbacks.manager import AsyncCallbackManager, CallbackManager
 
 
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ def ensure_config(config: Optional[RunnableConfig]) -> RunnableConfig:
     return empty
 
 
+def patch_config(
+    config: RunnableConfig,
+    callbacks: BaseCallbackManager,
+) -> RunnableConfig:
+    config = config.copy()
+    config["callbacks"] = callbacks
+    return config
+
+
 def get_callback_manager_for_config(config: RunnableConfig) -> CallbackManager:
     return CallbackManager.configure(
         inheritable_callbacks=config.get("callbacks"),