diff --git a/test/test_schedule.py b/test/test_schedule.py
index d71e983578..6e2a999210 100644
--- a/test/test_schedule.py
+++ b/test/test_schedule.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import functools
 from typing import List, Optional, Union, cast
 
 from tinygrad import nn, dtypes, Device, Tensor
-from tinygrad.device import is_dtype_supported
+from tinygrad.device import is_dtype_supported, view_supported_devices
 from tinygrad.dtype import DType
 from tinygrad.shape.shapetracker import ShapeTracker
 from tinygrad.shape.view import View
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from tinygrad.helpers import CI, DEBUG, FUSE_ARANGE, GlobalCounters, flatten, ge
 from tinygrad.codegen.kernel import Kernel, verify_ast
 from tinygrad.engine.schedule import BUF_LIMIT, ScheduleItem, create_schedule, view_right, view_left, do_realize
 from tinygrad.engine.realize import CompiledRunner, get_runner, run_schedule
-from tinygrad.engine.lazy import LazyBuffer, view_supported_devices
+from tinygrad.engine.lazy import LazyBuffer
 from extra.models.llama import precompute_freqs_cis
 
 class KernelCountException(Exception): pass
diff --git a/test/test_subbuffer.py b/test/test_subbuffer.py
index 18702d53d4..9d80820140 100644
--- a/test/test_subbuffer.py
+++ b/test/test_subbuffer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import unittest
 from tinygrad import Device, dtypes, Tensor
-from tinygrad.device import Buffer
-from tinygrad.engine.lazy import view_supported_devices
+from tinygrad.device import Buffer, view_supported_devices
 
 @unittest.skipIf(Device.DEFAULT not in view_supported_devices, "subbuffer not supported")
 class TestSubBuffer(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tinygrad/device.py b/tinygrad/device.py
index 98b0aaa821..8dae4e1220 100644
--- a/tinygrad/device.py
+++ b/tinygrad/device.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Device = _Device()
 
 # **************** Buffer + Allocators ****************
 
+
 @dataclass(frozen=True, eq=True)
 class BufferSpec:
   # TODO: move device, size, dtype here?
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ class BufferSpec:
   nolru: bool = False
   external_ptr: Optional[int] = None
 
+view_supported_devices = {"LLVM", "CLANG", "CUDA", "NV", "AMD", "METAL", "QCOM", "DSP", "DISK"}
+
 class Buffer:
   def __init__(self, device:str, size:int, dtype:DType, opaque:Any=None, options:Optional[BufferSpec]=None,
                initial_value:Optional[bytes]=None, lb_refcount=0, base:Optional[Buffer]=None, offset:int=0, preallocate=False):
diff --git a/tinygrad/engine/lazy.py b/tinygrad/engine/lazy.py
index 74bd41a246..34943f0e72 100644
--- a/tinygrad/engine/lazy.py
+++ b/tinygrad/engine/lazy.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from tinygrad.helpers import prod, getenv, all_int, all_same, DEBUG, _METADATA,
 from tinygrad.ops import exec_alu, python_alu
 from tinygrad.ops import identity_element, MathTrait, resolve, UOp, sint, GroupOp, Ops
 from tinygrad.shape.shapetracker import ShapeTracker
-from tinygrad.device import Buffer
+from tinygrad.device import Buffer, view_supported_devices
 from weakref import ref, ReferenceType, WeakValueDictionary
 
 lazycache: WeakValueDictionary[Any, LazyBuffer] = WeakValueDictionary()
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ def create_lazybuffer(device:str, st:ShapeTracker, dtype:DType, op:Optional[Ops]
   if enable_cache: lazycache[cache_key] = ret
   return ret
 
-view_supported_devices = {"LLVM", "CLANG", "CUDA", "NV", "AMD", "METAL", "QCOM", "DSP", "DISK"}
 class LazyBuffer(MathTrait):
   def __init__(self, device:str, st:ShapeTracker, dtype:DType,
                op:Optional[Ops]=None, arg:Any=None, srcs:Tuple[LazyBuffer, ...]=(),