diff --git a/src/transformers/utils/import_utils.py b/src/transformers/utils/import_utils.py
index aa7be764c..c1f7ccadc 100755
--- a/src/transformers/utils/import_utils.py
+++ b/src/transformers/utils/import_utils.py
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ def is_torch_xpu_available(check_device=False):
 
 @lru_cache()
 def is_bitsandbytes_available():
-    if not is_torch_available() or not _bitsandbytes_available:
+    if not is_torch_available():
         return False
 
     import torch