diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/expert_location.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/expert_location.py
index 615e0a440..ea4c67a54 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/expert_location.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/expert_location.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ class ExpertLocationMetadata:
     physical_to_logical_map: torch.Tensor  # (layers, num_physical_experts)
     logical_to_all_physical_map: torch.Tensor  # (layers, num_logical_experts, X)
     logical_to_all_physical_map_num_valid: torch.Tensor  # (layers, num_logical_experts)
-    logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map: torch.Tensor  # (layers, num_logical_experts)
+    # (layers, num_logical_experts)
+    logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map: Optional[torch.Tensor]
 
     # -------------------------------- properties ------------------------------------
 
@@ -70,11 +71,8 @@ class ExpertLocationMetadata:
         num_layers_2, num_logical_experts_1 = (
             self.logical_to_all_physical_map_num_valid.shape
         )
-        num_layers_3, num_logical_experts_2 = (
-            self.logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map.shape
-        )
-        assert num_layers_0 == num_layers_1 == num_layers_2 == num_layers_3
-        assert num_logical_experts_0 == num_logical_experts_1 == num_logical_experts_2
+        assert num_layers_0 == num_layers_1 == num_layers_2
+        assert num_logical_experts_0 == num_logical_experts_1
         assert num_physical_experts_0 == num_physical_experts_1
 
     # -------------------------------- construction ------------------------------------
@@ -117,6 +115,7 @@ class ExpertLocationMetadata:
         )
 
         return ExpertLocationMetadata._init_raw(
+            server_args=server_args,
             ep_size=common["ep_size"],
             physical_to_logical_map=physical_to_logical_map,
             logical_to_all_physical_map=logical_to_all_physical_map,
@@ -154,6 +153,7 @@ class ExpertLocationMetadata:
         )
 
         return ExpertLocationMetadata._init_raw(
+            server_args=server_args,
             ep_size=common["ep_size"],
             physical_to_logical_map=physical_to_logical_map.to(server_args.device),
             logical_to_all_physical_map=logical_to_all_physical_map.to(
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ class ExpertLocationMetadata:
 
     @staticmethod
     def _init_raw(
+        server_args: ServerArgs,
         ep_size: int,
         physical_to_logical_map: torch.Tensor,
         logical_to_all_physical_map: torch.Tensor,
@@ -204,12 +205,16 @@ class ExpertLocationMetadata:
             physical_to_logical_map=physical_to_logical_map,
             logical_to_all_physical_map=logical_to_all_physical_map_padded,
             logical_to_all_physical_map_num_valid=logical_to_all_physical_map_num_valid,
-            logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map=compute_logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map(
-                logical_to_all_physical_map=logical_to_all_physical_map,
-                num_gpus=ep_size,
-                num_physical_experts=num_physical_experts,
-                # TODO improve when we have real EP rank
-                ep_rank=torch.distributed.get_rank() % ep_size,
+            logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map=(
+                compute_logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map(
+                    logical_to_all_physical_map=logical_to_all_physical_map,
+                    num_gpus=ep_size,
+                    num_physical_experts=num_physical_experts,
+                    # TODO improve when we have real EP rank
+                    ep_rank=torch.distributed.get_rank() % ep_size,
+                )
+                if server_args.ep_dispatch_algorithm == "static"
+                else None
             ),
         )
 
@@ -230,8 +235,11 @@ class ExpertLocationMetadata:
             "logical_to_all_physical_map_num_valid",
             "logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map",
         ]:
+            src = getattr(other, field)
             dst = getattr(self, field)
-            dst[...] = getattr(other, field)
+            assert (src is not None) == (dst is not None)
+            if dst is not None:
+                dst[...] = src
 
     # -------------------------------- usage ------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/managers/expert_location_dispatch.py b/python/sglang/srt/managers/expert_location_dispatch.py
index 6880b01a2..547dd4e72 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/managers/expert_location_dispatch.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/managers/expert_location_dispatch.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from sglang.srt.managers.schedule_batch import global_server_args_dict
 class ExpertLocationDispatchInfo:
     ep_dispatch_algorithm: Literal["static", "random"]
     # (num_logical_experts,)
-    partial_logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map: torch.Tensor
+    partial_logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map: Optional[torch.Tensor]
     # (num_logical_experts, X)
     partial_logical_to_all_physical_map: torch.Tensor
     # (num_logical_experts,)
@@ -42,9 +42,14 @@ class ExpertLocationDispatchInfo:
 
         return cls(
             ep_dispatch_algorithm=ep_dispatch_algorithm,
-            partial_logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map=expert_location_metadata.logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map[
-                layer_id, :
-            ],
+            partial_logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map=(
+                expert_location_metadata.logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map[
+                    layer_id, :
+                ]
+                if expert_location_metadata.logical_to_rank_dispatch_physical_map
+                is not None
+                else None
+            ),
             partial_logical_to_all_physical_map=expert_location_metadata.logical_to_all_physical_map[
                 layer_id, :
             ],