diff --git a/python/layers/fused_moe.py b/python/layers/fused_moe.py
index 10c4b6e9..04be7bd2 100644
--- a/python/layers/fused_moe.py
+++ b/python/layers/fused_moe.py
@@ -104,15 +104,11 @@ def _dp_all_gather(
     """All-gather ``tensor`` along ``dim`` across the DP process group."""
     if world_size <= 1:
         return tensor
-    try:
-        from vllm.distributed import get_dp_group
-        group = get_dp_group()
-        gathered = [torch.empty_like(tensor) for _ in range(world_size)]
-        torch.distributed.all_gather(gathered, tensor, group=group)
-        return torch.cat(gathered, dim=dim)
-    except (ImportError, RuntimeError):
-        # Fallback: repeat for testing without actual distributed backend
-        return tensor.repeat(world_size, *([1] * (tensor.dim() - 1)))
+    from vllm.distributed import get_dp_group
+    group = get_dp_group()
+    gathered = [torch.empty_like(tensor) for _ in range(world_size)]
+    torch.distributed.all_gather(gathered, tensor, group=group)
+    return torch.cat(gathered, dim=dim)
 
 
 def _dp_all_gather_variable(
@@ -123,20 +119,17 @@ def _dp_all_gather_variable(
 ) -> torch.Tensor:
     """Variable-length all-gather: each rank contributes a different number
     of tokens.  Returns a compact concatenation without padding."""
-    try:
-        from vllm.distributed import get_dp_group
-        group = get_dp_group()
-        world_size = len(token_counts)
-        hidden_dim = tensor.shape[1] if tensor.dim() > 1 else 1
-        recv_tensors = []
-        for i, count in enumerate(token_counts):
-            if i == dp_rank:
-                recv_tensors.append(tensor[:count])
-            else:
-                recv_tensors.append(
-                    torch.empty(count, hidden_dim, dtype=tensor.dtype, device=tensor.device)
-                )
-        torch.distributed.all_gather(recv_tensors, tensor[:token_counts[dp_rank]], group=group)
-        return torch.cat(recv_tensors, dim=0)
-    except (ImportError, RuntimeError):
-        return tensor
+    from vllm.distributed import get_dp_group
+    group = get_dp_group()
+    world_size = len(token_counts)
+    hidden_dim = tensor.shape[1] if tensor.dim() > 1 else 1
+    recv_tensors = []
+    for i, count in enumerate(token_counts):
+        if i == dp_rank:
+            recv_tensors.append(tensor[:count])
+        else:
+            recv_tensors.append(
+                torch.empty(count, hidden_dim, dtype=tensor.dtype, device=tensor.device)
+            )
+    torch.distributed.all_gather(recv_tensors, tensor[:token_counts[dp_rank]], group=group)
+    return torch.cat(recv_tensors, dim=0)
diff --git a/python/model_executor/executor.py b/python/model_executor/executor.py
index e44e2406..d4e3944c 100644
--- a/python/model_executor/executor.py
+++ b/python/model_executor/executor.py
@@ -120,13 +120,8 @@ class ModelExecutor:
         ).lower()
         graph_disabled = graph_backend in ("", "off", "none", "0")
         if graph_disabled and config.get("enable_graph", False):
-            # Default to ACL graph on NPU platforms
-            try:
-                import torch_npu  # noqa: F401
-
-                return "aclgraph"
-            except ImportError:
-                pass
+            import torch_npu  # noqa: F401
+            return "aclgraph"
         return graph_backend
 
     @torch.inference_mode()
diff --git a/python/models/qwen3_5.py b/python/models/qwen3_5.py
index e4b817c9..1825350f 100644
--- a/python/models/qwen3_5.py
+++ b/python/models/qwen3_5.py
@@ -141,15 +141,12 @@ def _dp_all_gather(
 ) -> torch.Tensor:
     if world_size <= 1:
         return tensor
-    try:
-        from vllm.distributed import get_dp_group
+    from vllm.distributed import get_dp_group
 
-        group = get_dp_group()
-        gathered = [torch.empty_like(tensor) for _ in range(world_size)]
-        torch.distributed.all_gather(gathered, tensor, group=group)
-        return torch.cat(gathered, dim=dim)
-    except (ImportError, RuntimeError):
-        return tensor.repeat(world_size, *([1] * (tensor.dim() - 1)))
+    group = get_dp_group()
+    gathered = [torch.empty_like(tensor) for _ in range(world_size)]
+    torch.distributed.all_gather(gathered, tensor, group=group)
+    return torch.cat(gathered, dim=dim)
 
 
 def _dp_all_gather_variable(
@@ -158,25 +155,22 @@ def _dp_all_gather_variable(
     dp_rank: int,
     group_name: str = "dp",
 ) -> torch.Tensor:
-    try:
-        from vllm.distributed import get_dp_group
+    from vllm.distributed import get_dp_group
 
-        group = get_dp_group()
-        world_size = len(token_counts)
-        hidden_dim = tensor.shape[1] if tensor.dim() > 1 else 1
-        recv_tensors = []
-        for i, count in enumerate(token_counts):
-            if i == dp_rank:
-                recv_tensors.append(tensor[:count])
-            else:
-                recv_tensors.append(
-                    torch.empty(
-                        count, hidden_dim, dtype=tensor.dtype, device=tensor.device
-                    )
+    group = get_dp_group()
+    world_size = len(token_counts)
+    hidden_dim = tensor.shape[1] if tensor.dim() > 1 else 1
+    recv_tensors = []
+    for i, count in enumerate(token_counts):
+        if i == dp_rank:
+            recv_tensors.append(tensor[:count])
+        else:
+            recv_tensors.append(
+                torch.empty(
+                    count, hidden_dim, dtype=tensor.dtype, device=tensor.device
                 )
-        torch.distributed.all_gather(
-            recv_tensors, tensor[: token_counts[dp_rank]], group=group
-        )
-        return torch.cat(recv_tensors, dim=0)
-    except (ImportError, RuntimeError):
-        return tensor
+            )
+    torch.distributed.all_gather(
+        recv_tensors, tensor[: token_counts[dp_rank]], group=group
+    )
+    return torch.cat(recv_tensors, dim=0)