diff --git a/cutedsl/bridge.py b/cutedsl/bridge.py
index 1cab54d1..f8807c8f 100644
--- a/cutedsl/bridge.py
+++ b/cutedsl/bridge.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import threading
 import torch
 import cutlass
 import cutlass.cute as cute
-import cutlass.cute.backend   # noqa: F401  (triggers CUDA init)
 import cutlass_torch
 
 from cutedsl.kernel.moe.torch_scaled_grouped_mm import (