diff --git a/src/transformers/utils/import_utils.py b/src/transformers/utils/import_utils.py
index aa80cbb28e7a..1b85326e5de7 100644
--- a/src/transformers/utils/import_utils.py
+++ b/src/transformers/utils/import_utils.py
@@ -82,10 +82,7 @@ def _is_package_available(pkg_name: str, return_version: bool = False) -> Union[
                     package = importlib.import_module(pkg_name)
                     package_version = getattr(package, "__version__", "N/A")
                 except Exception:
-                    try:
-                        package_version = importlib.metadata.version("pytorch-triton")  # pytorch-triton
-                    except Exception:
-                        package_exists = False
+                    package_exists = False
             else:
                 # For packages other than "torch", don't attempt the fallback and set as not available
                 package_exists = False