diff --git a/keras_cv/backend/__init__.py b/keras_cv/backend/__init__.py
index ea49fd9ccd..0e40b8e643 100644
--- a/keras_cv/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/keras_cv/backend/__init__.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     from tensorflow import keras
 elif multi_backend():
     import keras
+
     if not hasattr(keras, "__version__") or parse(keras.__version__) < parse(
         "3.0"
     ):
diff --git a/keras_cv/backend/config.py b/keras_cv/backend/config.py
index 06cb5e344e..cf830fbe1e 100644
--- a/keras_cv/backend/config.py
+++ b/keras_cv/backend/config.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 import json
 import os
 
-from packaging.version import parse
-
 _MULTI_BACKEND = False
 
 # Set Keras base dir path given KERAS_HOME env variable, if applicable.
@@ -43,6 +41,7 @@ def detect_if_tensorflow_uses_keras_3():
 
 def detect_if_keras_3():
     import keras
+
     if hasattr(keras, "__version__") and keras.__version__.startswith("3."):
         return True
     else: