diff --git a/pymc/distributions/multivariate.py b/pymc/distributions/multivariate.py
index f76a98546e..4c43e6cc5b 100644
--- a/pymc/distributions/multivariate.py
+++ b/pymc/distributions/multivariate.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 from pytensor.graph.basic import Apply, Variable
 from pytensor.graph.op import Op
 from pytensor.raise_op import Assert
-from pytensor.sparse.basic import DenseFromSparse, sp_sum
+from pytensor.sparse import sp_sum
+from pytensor.sparse.basic import DenseFromSparse
 from pytensor.tensor import (
     TensorConstant,
     TensorVariable,