diff --git a/tinygrad/mixin/elementwise.py b/tinygrad/mixin/elementwise.py
index e61b070c5b..7fc928ab7b 100644
--- a/tinygrad/mixin/elementwise.py
+++ b/tinygrad/mixin/elementwise.py
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ class ElementwiseMixin(DTypeMixin, CreationMixin):
   def usum(self, *uops) -> Self: return functools.reduce(operator.or_ if self.dtype is dtypes.bool else operator.add, argfix(*uops), self)
   def uprod(self, *uops) -> Self: return functools.reduce(operator.and_ if self.dtype is dtypes.bool else operator.mul, argfix(*uops), self)
 
-  # NOTE: Tensor overrides this to also set requires_grad=False
   def detach(self) -> Self:
+    """
+    Returns a new tensor with the same data as this tensor, but detached from the autograd graph.
+    """
     return self.alu(Ops.DETACH)
 
   def logical_not(self) -> Self:
diff --git a/tinygrad/tensor.py b/tinygrad/tensor.py
index b8a7fbc8f6..d19692f579 100644
--- a/tinygrad/tensor.py
+++ b/tinygrad/tensor.py
@@ -279,12 +279,6 @@ class Tensor(OpMixin):
       self.uop = assign
     return self
 
-  def detach(self) -> Tensor:
-    """
-    Returns a new tensor with the same data as this tensor, but detached from the autograd graph.
-    """
-    return Tensor(self.uop.detach(), requires_grad=False)
-
   def _buffer(self) -> Buffer:
     from tinygrad.engine.realize import capturing
     if capturing and not getenv("UNSAFE_ALLOW_JIT_BUFFER"):