diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/profilers/pytorch.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/profilers/pytorch.py
index 0b486f1aa587d..11c30d1fb2e63 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/profilers/pytorch.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/profilers/pytorch.py
@@ -22,25 +22,23 @@
 import torch
 from torch import nn, Tensor
 from torch.autograd.profiler import EventList, record_function
+from torch.profiler import ProfilerAction, ProfilerActivity, tensorboard_trace_handler
+from torch.utils.hooks import RemovableHandle
 
 from lightning.fabric.accelerators.cuda import is_cuda_available
 from lightning.pytorch.profilers.profiler import Profiler
 from lightning.pytorch.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
-from lightning.pytorch.utilities.imports import _KINETO_AVAILABLE
 from lightning.pytorch.utilities.rank_zero import rank_zero_warn, WarningCache
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from torch.utils.hooks import RemovableHandle
-
     from lightning.pytorch.core.module import LightningModule
 
-if _KINETO_AVAILABLE:
-    from torch.profiler import ProfilerAction, ProfilerActivity, tensorboard_trace_handler
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 warning_cache = WarningCache()
 
 _PROFILER = Union[torch.profiler.profile, torch.autograd.profiler.profile, torch.autograd.profiler.emit_nvtx]
+_KINETO_AVAILABLE = torch.profiler.kineto_available()
 
 
 class RegisterRecordFunction:
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ class RegisterRecordFunction:
     def __init__(self, model: nn.Module) -> None:
         self._model = model
         self._records: Dict[str, record_function] = {}
-        self._handles: Dict[str, List["RemovableHandle"]] = {}
+        self._handles: Dict[str, List[RemovableHandle]] = {}
 
     def _start_recording_forward(self, _: nn.Module, input: Tensor, record_name: str) -> Tensor:
         # Add [pl][module] in name for pytorch profiler to recognize
diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/utilities/imports.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/utilities/imports.py
index 778f3ef70697b..e2b40f98ec44b 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/utilities/imports.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/utilities/imports.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import functools
 import sys
 
-import torch
 from lightning_utilities.core.imports import package_available, RequirementCache
 from lightning_utilities.core.rank_zero import rank_zero_warn
 
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@
 _TORCHMETRICS_GREATER_EQUAL_0_9_1 = RequirementCache("torchmetrics>=0.9.1")
 _TORCHMETRICS_GREATER_EQUAL_0_11 = RequirementCache("torchmetrics>=0.11.0")  # using new API with task
 
-_KINETO_AVAILABLE = torch.profiler.kineto_available()
 _OMEGACONF_AVAILABLE = package_available("omegaconf")
 _TORCHVISION_AVAILABLE = RequirementCache("torchvision")
 _LIGHTNING_COLOSSALAI_AVAILABLE = RequirementCache("lightning-colossalai")
diff --git a/tests/tests_pytorch/profilers/test_profiler.py b/tests/tests_pytorch/profilers/test_profiler.py
index 00595bfd25cba..3540b86317a9e 100644
--- a/tests/tests_pytorch/profilers/test_profiler.py
+++ b/tests/tests_pytorch/profilers/test_profiler.py
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@
 from lightning.pytorch.demos.boring_classes import BoringModel, ManualOptimBoringModel
 from lightning.pytorch.loggers import CSVLogger, TensorBoardLogger
 from lightning.pytorch.profilers import AdvancedProfiler, PassThroughProfiler, PyTorchProfiler, SimpleProfiler
-from lightning.pytorch.profilers.pytorch import RegisterRecordFunction, warning_cache
+from lightning.pytorch.profilers.pytorch import _KINETO_AVAILABLE, RegisterRecordFunction, warning_cache
 from lightning.pytorch.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
-from lightning.pytorch.utilities.imports import _KINETO_AVAILABLE
 from tests_pytorch.helpers.runif import RunIf
 
 PROFILER_OVERHEAD_MAX_TOLERANCE = 0.0005