diff --git a/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_model.py b/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_model.py
index 860739388e..67868f2d71 100644
--- a/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_model.py
+++ b/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_model.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     CLIPTextEncoder,
 )
 from keras_cv.models.task import Task
+from keras_cv.utils.conditional_imports import assert_keras_nlp_installed
 from keras_cv.utils.python_utils import classproperty
 
 try:
@@ -98,11 +99,7 @@ def __init__(
         **kwargs,
     ):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        if keras_nlp is None:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "ClipTokenizer requires keras-nlp. Please install "
-                "using pip `pip install -U keras-nlp && pip install -U keras`"
-            )
+        assert_keras_nlp_installed("CLIP")
         self.embed_dim = embed_dim
         self.image_resolution = image_resolution
         self.vision_layers = vision_layers
diff --git a/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_processor.py b/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_processor.py
index 16d8d24222..1a07a3d710 100644
--- a/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_processor.py
+++ b/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_processor.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 from keras_cv.backend import keras
 from keras_cv.backend import ops
 from keras_cv.models.feature_extractor.clip.clip_tokenizer import CLIPTokenizer
+from keras_cv.utils.conditional_imports import assert_keras_nlp_installed
 
 try:
     import keras_nlp
-    from keras_nlp.layers import StartEndPacker
 except ImportError:
     keras_nlp = None
 
@@ -50,11 +50,7 @@ class CLIPProcessor:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, input_resolution, vocabulary, merges, **kwargs):
-        if keras_nlp is None:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "ClipTokenizer requires keras-nlp. Please install "
-                "using pip `pip install -U keras-nlp && pip install -U keras`"
-            )
+        assert_keras_nlp_installed("CLIPProcessor")
         self.input_resolution = input_resolution
         self.vocabulary = vocabulary
         self.merges = merges
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ def __init__(self, input_resolution, vocabulary, merges, **kwargs):
             merges=self.merges,
             unsplittable_tokens=["</w>"],
         )
-        self.packer = StartEndPacker(
+        self.packer = keras_nlp.layers.StartEndPacker(
             start_value=self.tokenizer.token_to_id("<|startoftext|>"),
             end_value=self.tokenizer.token_to_id("<|endoftext|>"),
             pad_value=None,
diff --git a/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_tokenizer.py b/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_tokenizer.py
index 66b4d7cef6..6758296818 100644
--- a/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_tokenizer.py
+++ b/keras_cv/models/feature_extractor/clip/clip_tokenizer.py
@@ -13,13 +13,19 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 import regex as re
 import tensorflow as tf
-import tensorflow_text as tf_text
+
+from keras_cv.utils.conditional_imports import assert_keras_nlp_installed
+from keras_cv.utils.conditional_imports import assert_tf_text_installed
 
 try:
-    import keras_nlp
     from keras_nlp.tokenizers import BytePairTokenizer
 except ImportError:
-    keras_nlp = None
+    BytePairTokenizer = object
+
+try:
+    import tensorflow_text as tf_text
+except ImportError:
+    tf_text = None
 
 # As python and TF handles special spaces differently, we need to
 # manually handle special spaces during string split.
@@ -41,6 +47,9 @@ def split_strings_for_bpe(inputs, unsplittable_tokens=None):
     # support lookahead match, we are using an alternative insert a special
     # token "६" before leading space of non-space characters and after the
     # trailing space, e.g., " keras" will be "६ keras".
+
+    assert_tf_text_installed("split_strings_for_bpe")
+
     inputs = tf.strings.regex_replace(
         inputs, rf"( )([^\s{SPECIAL_WHITESPACES}])", r"६\1\2"
     )
@@ -106,12 +115,8 @@ def remove_strings_from_inputs(tensor, string_to_remove):
 
 class CLIPTokenizer(BytePairTokenizer):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        assert_keras_nlp_installed("CLIPTokenizer")
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        if keras_nlp is None:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "ClipTokenizer requires keras-nlp. Please install "
-                "using pip `pip install -U keras-nlp && pip install -U keras`"
-            )
 
     def _bpe_merge_and_update_cache(self, tokens):
         """Process unseen tokens and add to cache."""
@@ -154,8 +159,9 @@ def process_unseen_tokens():
             self._bpe_merge_and_update_cache(unseen_tokens)
             return self.cache.lookup(flat_tokens)
 
-        # If `has_unseen_words == True`, it means not all tokens are in cache,
-        # we will process the unseen tokens. Otherwise return the cache lookup.
+        # If `has_unseen_words == True`, it means not all tokens are,
+        # in cache we will process the unseen tokens. Otherwise
+        # return the cache lookup.
         tokenized_words = tf.cond(
             has_unseen_words,
             process_unseen_tokens,
diff --git a/keras_cv/utils/conditional_imports.py b/keras_cv/utils/conditional_imports.py
index fc9cc32810..d6eaf64299 100644
--- a/keras_cv/utils/conditional_imports.py
+++ b/keras_cv/utils/conditional_imports.py
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@
 except ImportError:
     pycocotools = None
 
+try:
+    import keras_nlp
+except ImportError:
+    keras_nlp = None
+
+try:
+    import tensorflow_text
+except ImportError:
+    tensorflow_text = None
+
 
 def assert_cv2_installed(symbol_name):
     if cv2 is None:
@@ -70,3 +80,21 @@ def assert_pycocotools_installed(symbol_name):
             "Please install the package using "
             "`pip install pycocotools`."
         )
+
+
+def assert_keras_nlp_installed(symbol_name):
+    if keras_nlp is None:
+        raise ImportError(
+            f"{symbol_name} requires the `keras_nlp` package. "
+            "Please install the package using "
+            "`pip install keras_nlp`."
+        )
+
+
+def assert_tf_text_installed(symbol_name):
+    if tensorflow_text is None:
+        raise ImportError(
+            f"{symbol_name} requires the `tensorflow_text` package. "
+            "Please install the package using "
+            "`pip install tensorflow_text`."
+        )