diff --git a/thunder/core/symbol.py b/thunder/core/symbol.py
index 50bf38c001..2906241e11 100644
--- a/thunder/core/symbol.py
+++ b/thunder/core/symbol.py
@@ -619,18 +619,23 @@ def import_ctx(self):
             # NOTE If the call ctx was specified directly, then no import is needed to call the function
             import_ctx = {}
         else:
+            from thunder.extend import AdHocExecutor
+
             # BoundSymbols of Symbols without Python implementations (either because they
             #   have Python implementations or defined call ctxs) are assumed to need
             #   a module import to run properly
-            assert self.sym.module is not None  # TODO: Is this a valid assumption?
-            module_name = self.sym.module.__name__
-            import_ctx = {module_name: self.sym.module}
-
-            # TODO Include the other modules on the path?
-            # Also includes the root module of this (potential) submodule
-            if "." in module_name:
-                root_name = module_name.split(".")[0]
-                import_ctx[root_name] = sys.modules[root_name]
+            if isinstance(self.sym.executor, AdHocExecutor):
+                import_ctx = {}
+            else:
+                assert self.sym.module is not None  # TODO: Is this a valid assumption?
+                module_name = self.sym.module.__name__
+                import_ctx = {module_name: self.sym.module}
+
+                # TODO Include the other modules on the path?
+                # Also includes the root module of this (potential) submodule
+                if "." in module_name:
+                    root_name = module_name.split(".")[0]
+                    import_ctx[root_name] = sys.modules[root_name]
 
         self._import_ctx.update(import_ctx)
         return self._import_ctx
diff --git a/thunder/tests/framework.py b/thunder/tests/framework.py
index a54cb0d841..313658900c 100644
--- a/thunder/tests/framework.py
+++ b/thunder/tests/framework.py
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ class NOTHING:
 IS_WINDOWS = platform.system() == "Windows"
 
 
+def _bitsandbytes_available():
+    if not package_available("bitsandbytes"):
+        return False
+    try:
+        import bitsandbytes
+    except (ImportError, RuntimeError):
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+BITSANDBYTES_AVAILABLE = _bitsandbytes_available()
+
+
 def version_between(version: str, *, min_ver: str | None = None, max_ver: str | None = None):
     v = packaging.version.parse(version)
     if min_ver is not None and v < packaging.version.parse(min_ver):
diff --git a/thunder/tests/test_networks.py b/thunder/tests/test_networks.py
index 0cbef7299e..4fd40fb11d 100644
--- a/thunder/tests/test_networks.py
+++ b/thunder/tests/test_networks.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     DynamoThunderExecutor,
     _all_test_executors,
     version_between,
+    BITSANDBYTES_AVAILABLE,
 )
 import thunder.tests.nanogpt_model as nanogpt_model
 import thunder.tests.hf_bart_self_attn as hf_bart_self_attn
@@ -288,13 +289,9 @@ def dummy(*args):
     version_between(torch.__version__, min_ver="2.6.0dev0", max_ver="2.6.0a99"),
     reason="https://github.com/bitsandbytes-foundation/bitsandbytes/pull/1413",
 )
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not BITSANDBYTES_AVAILABLE, reason="`bitsandbytes` is not available")
 @requiresCUDA
 def test_quantization():
-    try:
-        import bitsandbytes
-    except (ImportError, RuntimeError):
-        pytest.skip("bitsandbytes not found")
-
     from thunder.tests import litgpt_model
     from lightning.fabric.plugins import BitsandbytesPrecision
 
diff --git a/thunder/tests/test_transforms.py b/thunder/tests/test_transforms.py
index 42a0ba0e6f..1f7ea58562 100644
--- a/thunder/tests/test_transforms.py
+++ b/thunder/tests/test_transforms.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import thunder
 from thunder.dev_utils.nvtx_profile_transform import NvtxProfileTransform, nvtx_push, nvtx_pop
-from thunder.tests.framework import requiresCUDA, version_between
+from thunder.tests.framework import requiresCUDA, version_between, BITSANDBYTES_AVAILABLE
 
 
 @requiresCUDA
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def test_materialization():
     version_between(torch.__version__, min_ver="2.6.0dev0", max_ver="2.6.0a99"),
     reason="https://github.com/bitsandbytes-foundation/bitsandbytes/pull/1413",
 )
-@pytest.mark.skipif(not package_available("bitsandbytes"), reason="`bitsandbytes` is not available")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not BITSANDBYTES_AVAILABLE, reason="`bitsandbytes` is not available")
 @requiresCUDA
 def test_quantization_on_meta():
     from thunder.transforms import MaterializationTransform
@@ -194,10 +194,7 @@ def test_quantization_on_meta():
     version_between(torch.__version__, min_ver="2.6.0dev0", max_ver="2.6.0a99"),
     reason="https://github.com/bitsandbytes-foundation/bitsandbytes/pull/1413",
 )
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    not package_available("bitsandbytes"),
-    reason="`bitsandbytes` is not available",
-)
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not BITSANDBYTES_AVAILABLE, reason="`bitsandbytes` is not available")
 @requiresCUDA
 def test_nvfuser_cse():
     with torch.device("cuda"):
@@ -305,7 +302,7 @@ def f(x):
     version_between(torch.__version__, min_ver="2.6.0dev0", max_ver="2.6.0a99"),
     reason="https://github.com/bitsandbytes-foundation/bitsandbytes/pull/1413",
 )
-@pytest.mark.skipif(not package_available("bitsandbytes"), reason="`bitsandbytes` is not available")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not BITSANDBYTES_AVAILABLE, reason="`bitsandbytes` is not available")
 @requiresCUDA
 def test_materialization_init():
     from thunder.transforms import MaterializationTransform