diff --git a/extra/thneed.py b/extra/thneed.py
index 8b9edd2d82..58d4124aea 100644
--- a/extra/thneed.py
+++ b/extra/thneed.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import traceback
 import numpy as np
 from tinygrad.llops.ops_gpu import CL, CLProgram
 from tinygrad.helpers import prod
+from collections import defaultdict
 import pyopencl as cl
-import networkx as nx
 
 DEBUGCL = int(os.getenv("DEBUGCL", 0))
 FLOAT16 = int(os.getenv("FLOAT16", 0))
@@ -19,19 +19,20 @@ class Thneed:
     self.gobj = 0
 
     # build graph
-    G = nx.DiGraph()
+    nodes = defaultdict(lambda: {'in_edges': [], 'out_edges': []})
     for _, args in self.cl_cache:
       # output is always the first parameter
       for a in args[3:]:
-        G.add_edge(a, args[2])
+        nodes[a]['out_edges'].append(args[2])
+        nodes[args[2]]['in_edges'].append(a)
     
     # get buffers to save
     self.buffers_to_save = set()
     self.outputs = []
-    for n in G.nodes:
-      if len(G.in_edges(n)) == 0:
+    for n in nodes.keys():
+      if len(nodes[n]['in_edges']) == 0:
         self.buffers_to_save.add(n)
-      if len(G.out_edges(n)) == 0:
+      if len(nodes[n]['out_edges']) == 0:
         self.outputs.append(n)
   
     for n in self.inputs.values():