diff --git a/dask_cuda/explicit_comms/dataframe/shuffle.py b/dask_cuda/explicit_comms/dataframe/shuffle.py
index 227b67d1..79e54060 100644
--- a/dask_cuda/explicit_comms/dataframe/shuffle.py
+++ b/dask_cuda/explicit_comms/dataframe/shuffle.py
@@ -587,17 +587,16 @@ def patch_shuffle_expression() -> None:
     import, and it changes `TaskShuffle._layer` to execute
     an explicit-comms shuffle.
     """
-    from dask_expr._collection import new_collection
-    from dask_expr._shuffle import TaskShuffle
+    import dask_expr
 
-    _base_layer = TaskShuffle._layer
+    _base_layer = dask_expr._shuffle.TaskShuffle._layer
 
-    def _layer(self):
+    def _patched_layer(self):
         if _use_explicit_comms():
             # Execute an explicit-comms shuffle
             if not hasattr(self, "_ec_shuffled"):
                 on = self.partitioning_index
-                df = new_collection(self.frame)
+                df = dask_expr._collection.new_collection(self.frame)
                 self._ec_shuffled = shuffle(
                     df,
                     [on] if isinstance(on, str) else on,
@@ -613,4 +612,4 @@ def _layer(self):
             # Use upstream lowering logic
             return _base_layer(self)
 
-    TaskShuffle._layer = _layer
+    dask_expr._shuffle.TaskShuffle._layer = _patched_layer