diff --git a/smdebug/_version.py b/smdebug/_version.py
index 976a991dc..44e678097 100644
--- a/smdebug/_version.py
+++ b/smdebug/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.0.30"
+__version__ = "1.0.31"
diff --git a/smdebug/core/tfevent/util.py b/smdebug/core/tfevent/util.py
index 67f3621b1..ac923eb05 100644
--- a/smdebug/core/tfevent/util.py
+++ b/smdebug/core/tfevent/util.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Third Party
 import numpy as np
-from tensorflow.python.lib.core import _pywrap_float8
 
 # First Party
 from smdebug.core.logger import get_logger
@@ -35,8 +34,6 @@
     np.dtype([("qint16", "<i2")]): "DT_QINT16",
     np.dtype([("quint16", "<u2")]): "DT_UINT16",
     np.dtype([("qint32", "<i4")]): "DT_INT32",
-    np.dtype(_pywrap_float8.TF_float8_e5m2_type()): "DT_FLOAT8_E5M2",
-    np.dtype(_pywrap_float8.TF_float8_e4m3fn_type()): "DT_FLOAT8_E4M3FN",
 }
 
 
diff --git a/smdebug/core/utils.py b/smdebug/core/utils.py
index 5b18c7e40..82028194a 100644
--- a/smdebug/core/utils.py
+++ b/smdebug/core/utils.py
@@ -50,18 +50,6 @@ class FRAMEWORK(Enum):
 _smddp_tf_imported = None
 _smddp_pt_imported = None
 _is_using_smmodelparallel = None
-_smp_imported = None
-
-
-if check_smmodelparallel_training():
-    try:
-        import smdistributed.modelparallel.torch as smp
-
-        _smp_imported = smp
-    except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
-        _smp_imported = None
-    except Exception as e:
-        raise SMDebugError(e)
 
 
 try:
@@ -94,6 +82,58 @@ class FRAMEWORK(Enum):
 )  # set up error handler to wrap smdebug functions
 
 
+def check_smmodelparallel_training():
+    """
+    The function checks whether the current job is using model parallel strategy.
+    For the training job that uses smmodelparallel, SageMaker sets following environment variables.
+    SM_HPS=
+    {
+        "mp_parameters": {
+            "ddp": true,
+            "microbatches": 4,
+            "optimize": "speed",
+            "partitions": 2,
+            "pipeline": "interleaved",
+            "placement_strategy": "spread"
+        }
+    }
+    The 'partitions' variable is a required parameter for scheduling a model parallel training job.
+
+    :return: True or False
+    """
+    global _is_using_smmodelparallel
+    if _is_using_smmodelparallel is not None:
+        return _is_using_smmodelparallel
+    if os.getenv("SM_HPS") is None:
+        _is_using_smmodelparallel = False
+    else:
+        try:
+            smp_flag = json.loads(os.getenv("SM_HPS"))
+            if "mp_parameters" in smp_flag:
+                if "pipeline_parallel_degree" in smp_flag["mp_parameters"]:
+                    _is_using_smmodelparallel = True
+                elif "partitions" in smp_flag["mp_parameters"]:
+                    _is_using_smmodelparallel = True
+                else:
+                    _is_using_smmodelparallel = False
+            else:
+                _is_using_smmodelparallel = False
+        except:
+            _is_using_smmodelparallel = False
+    return _is_using_smmodelparallel
+
+_smp_imported = None
+if check_smmodelparallel_training():
+    try:
+        import smdistributed.modelparallel.torch as smp
+
+        _smp_imported = smp
+    except (ImportError, ModuleNotFoundError):
+        _smp_imported = None
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise SMDebugError(e)
+
+
 def make_numpy_array(x):
     if isinstance(x, np.ndarray):
         return x
@@ -618,47 +658,6 @@ def check_smdataparallel_env():
     return _is_invoked_via_smddp
 
 
-def check_smmodelparallel_training():
-    """
-    The function checks whether the current job is using model parallel strategy.
-    For the training job that uses smmodelparallel, SageMaker sets following environment variables.
-    SM_HPS=
-    {
-        "mp_parameters": {
-            "ddp": true,
-            "microbatches": 4,
-            "optimize": "speed",
-            "partitions": 2,
-            "pipeline": "interleaved",
-            "placement_strategy": "spread"
-        }
-    }
-    The 'partitions' variable is a required parameter for scheduling a model parallel training job.
-
-    :return: True or False
-    """
-    global _is_using_smmodelparallel
-    if _is_using_smmodelparallel is not None:
-        return _is_using_smmodelparallel
-    if os.getenv("SM_HPS") is None:
-        _is_using_smmodelparallel = False
-    else:
-        try:
-            smp_flag = json.loads(os.getenv("SM_HPS"))
-            if "mp_parameters" in smp_flag:
-                if "pipeline_parallel_degree" in smp_flag["mp_parameters"]:
-                    _is_using_smmodelparallel = True
-                elif "partitions" in smp_flag["mp_parameters"]:
-                    _is_using_smmodelparallel = True
-                else:
-                    _is_using_smmodelparallel = False
-            else:
-                _is_using_smmodelparallel = False
-        except:
-            _is_using_smmodelparallel = False
-    return _is_using_smmodelparallel
-
-
 # we need to compute the output of this fn only once since the framework type will remain constant during execution
 @lru_cache(maxsize=None)
 def is_framework_version_supported(framework_type):
diff --git a/tests/tensorflow2/test_tensorflow2_datatypes.py b/tests/tensorflow2/test_tensorflow2_datatypes.py
index ccdfa6521..ded90bf30 100644
--- a/tests/tensorflow2/test_tensorflow2_datatypes.py
+++ b/tests/tensorflow2/test_tensorflow2_datatypes.py
@@ -16,12 +16,18 @@ def test_tensorflow2_datatypes():
     # _NP_TO_TF contains all the mappings
     # of numpy to tf types
     try:
-        from tensorflow.python.lib.core import _pywrap_bfloat16
+        from tensorflow.python.lib.core import _pywrap_bfloat16, _pywrap_float8
 
         # TF 2.x.x Implements a Custom Numpy Datatype for Brain Floating Type
         # Which is currently only supported on TPUs
         _np_bfloat16 = _pywrap_bfloat16.TF_bfloat16_type()
         _NP_TO_TF.pop(_np_bfloat16)
+
+        # TF 2.12 is adding float8, but currently not available in numpy
+        _np_float8_e5m2 = _pywrap_float8.TF_float8_e5m2_type()
+        _np_float8_e4m3 = _pywrap_float8.TF_float8_e4m3fn_type()
+        _NP_TO_TF.pop(_np_float8_e5m2)
+        _NP_TO_TF.pop(_np_float8_e4m3)
     except (ModuleNotFoundError, ValueError, ImportError):
         pass