diff --git a/examples/ltc_backend_bert.py b/examples/ltc_backend_bert.py
index d309ba87136..a8c3d43a674 100644
--- a/examples/ltc_backend_bert.py
+++ b/examples/ltc_backend_bert.py
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
 import sys
 from typing import List
 
-import ltc_backend.ltc_backend._EXAMPLE_MLIR_BACKEND as ltc_backend
 import torch
 import torch._C
 import torch._lazy
-import torch._lazy.ts_backend
 from datasets import load_dataset
 from datasets.dataset_dict import DatasetDict
 from torch.utils.data import DataLoader
@@ -146,9 +144,11 @@ def main(device='lazy', full_size=False):
 
     if args.device in ("TS", "MLIR_EXAMPLE"):
         if args.device == "TS":
+            import torch._lazy.ts_backend
             torch._lazy.ts_backend.init()
 
         elif args.device == "MLIR_EXAMPLE":
+            import ltc_backend.ltc_backend._EXAMPLE_MLIR_BACKEND as ltc_backend
             ltc_backend._initialize()
 
         device = "lazy"
diff --git a/examples/ltc_backend_mnist.py b/examples/ltc_backend_mnist.py
index 65f8a4e5f37..07c8b5d1108 100644
--- a/examples/ltc_backend_mnist.py
+++ b/examples/ltc_backend_mnist.py
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@
 import argparse
 import sys
 
-import ltc_backend.ltc_backend._EXAMPLE_MLIR_BACKEND as ltc_backend
 import torch
 import torch._lazy
-import torch._lazy.ts_backend
 import torch.nn.functional as F
 
 
@@ -91,9 +89,11 @@ def forward(self, x):
 
     if args.device in ("TS", "MLIR_EXAMPLE"):
         if args.device == "TS":
+            import torch._lazy.ts_backend
             torch._lazy.ts_backend.init()
 
         elif args.device == "MLIR_EXAMPLE":
+            import ltc_backend.ltc_backend._EXAMPLE_MLIR_BACKEND as ltc_backend
             ltc_backend._initialize()
 
         device = "lazy"