diff --git a/tests/py/dynamo/models/test_models_export.py b/tests/py/dynamo/models/test_models_export.py
index 25116ce865..2d0992ca8b 100644
--- a/tests/py/dynamo/models/test_models_export.py
+++ b/tests/py/dynamo/models/test_models_export.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import torchvision.models as models
 from torch_tensorrt.dynamo.utils import COSINE_THRESHOLD, cosine_similarity
 from transformers import BertModel
-from transformers.utils.fx import symbolic_trace as transformers_trace
 
 from packaging.version import Version
 
@@ -196,16 +195,18 @@ def test_resnet18_half(ir):
 
 
 @unittest.skipIf(
-    torch.cuda.get_device_properties(torch.cuda.current_device()).major < 9,
-    "FP8 compilation in Torch-TRT is not supported on cards older than Hopper",
+    torch.cuda.get_device_capability() < (8, 9),
+    "FP8 quantization requires compute capability 8.9 or later",
 )
 @unittest.skipIf(
     not importlib.util.find_spec("modelopt"),
-    reason="ModelOpt is necessary to run this test",
+    "ModelOpt is required to run this test",
 )
 @pytest.mark.unit
 def test_base_fp8(ir):
-    import modelopt
+    import modelopt.torch.quantization as mtq
+    from modelopt.torch.quantization.utils import export_torch_mode
+    from torch.export._trace import _export
 
     class SimpleNetwork(torch.nn.Module):
         def __init__(self):
@@ -219,9 +220,6 @@ def forward(self, x):
             x = self.linear2(x)
             return x
 
-    import modelopt.torch.quantization as mtq
-    from modelopt.torch.quantization.utils import export_torch_mode
-
     def calibrate_loop(model):
         """Simple calibration function for testing."""
         model(input_tensor)
@@ -236,7 +234,7 @@ def calibrate_loop(model):
 
     with torch.no_grad():
         with export_torch_mode():
-            exp_program = torch.export.export(model, (input_tensor,))
+            exp_program = _export(model, (input_tensor,))
             trt_model = torchtrt.dynamo.compile(
                 exp_program,
                 inputs=[input_tensor],
@@ -247,7 +245,7 @@ def calibrate_loop(model):
                 reuse_cached_engines=False,
             )
             outputs_trt = trt_model(input_tensor)
-            assert torch.allclose(output_pyt, outputs_trt, rtol=1e-3, atol=1e-2)
+            assert torch.allclose(output_pyt, outputs_trt, rtol=5e-3, atol=1e-2)
 
 
 @unittest.skipIf(
@@ -258,7 +256,9 @@ def calibrate_loop(model):
 )
 @pytest.mark.unit
 def test_base_int8(ir):
-    import modelopt
+    import modelopt.torch.quantization as mtq
+    from modelopt.torch.quantization.utils import export_torch_mode
+    from torch.export._trace import _export
 
     class SimpleNetwork(torch.nn.Module):
         def __init__(self):
@@ -272,9 +272,6 @@ def forward(self, x):
             x = self.linear2(x)
             return x
 
-    import modelopt.torch.quantization as mtq
-    from modelopt.torch.quantization.utils import export_torch_mode
-
     def calibrate_loop(model):
         """Simple calibration function for testing."""
         model(input_tensor)
@@ -289,8 +286,6 @@ def calibrate_loop(model):
 
     with torch.no_grad():
         with export_torch_mode():
-            from torch.export._trace import _export
-
             exp_program = _export(model, (input_tensor,))
             trt_model = torchtrt.dynamo.compile(
                 exp_program,
@@ -302,4 +297,4 @@ def calibrate_loop(model):
                 reuse_cached_engines=False,
             )
             outputs_trt = trt_model(input_tensor)
-            assert torch.allclose(output_pyt, outputs_trt, rtol=1e-3, atol=1e-2)
+            assert torch.allclose(output_pyt, outputs_trt, rtol=5e-3, atol=1e-2)