diff --git a/fast_llm/models/gpt/conversion/apriel.py b/fast_llm/models/gpt/conversion/apriel.py
index 7550df044..e16eac4de 100644
--- a/fast_llm/models/gpt/conversion/apriel.py
+++ b/fast_llm/models/gpt/conversion/apriel.py
@@ -8,15 +8,10 @@
 from fast_llm.layers.attention.config import AttentionConfig
 from fast_llm.layers.block.config import BlockSequenceConfig, FixedBlockSequenceConfig, PatternBlockSequenceConfig
 from fast_llm.layers.decoder.config import DecoderBlockConfig
-from fast_llm.layers.decoder.mlp.config import MLPConfig
 from fast_llm.layers.ssm.config import DiscreteMamba2Config, Mamba2Config
 from fast_llm.models.gpt.config import GPTModelConfig
 from fast_llm.models.gpt.conversion.config import AprielHybridSSMCheckpointFormat
-from fast_llm.models.gpt.conversion.llama import (
-    LlamaMLPConverter,
-    get_parameter_converter,
-    get_weight_and_bias_converters,
-)
+from fast_llm.models.gpt.conversion.llama import get_parameter_converter, get_weight_and_bias_converters
 from fast_llm.models.gpt.conversion.mistral import (
     MistralBaseModelConverter,
     MistralBlockConverter,
@@ -229,29 +224,12 @@ def get_converters(
         ]
 
 
-class AprielMLPConverter(LlamaMLPConverter):
-    @classmethod
-    def import_config(cls, config: dict) -> dict:
-        config["mlp_bias"] = False
-        return super().import_config(config)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def export_config(cls, config: MLPConfig) -> dict:
-        out = super().export_config(config)
-        del out["mlp_bias"]
-        return out
-
-
-class AprielBlockConverterBase(MistralBlockConverter):
-    mlp_converter_class: typing.ClassVar[type[AprielMLPConverter]] = AprielMLPConverter
-
-
-class AprielDiscreteMamba2BlockConverter(AprielBlockConverterBase):
+class AprielDiscreteMamba2BlockConverter(MistralBlockConverter):
     mixer_converter_class: typing.ClassVar[type[AprielDiscreteMamba2Converter]] = AprielDiscreteMamba2Converter
     hf_mixer_name: typing.ClassVar[str] = "mixer"
 
 
-class AprielMamba2BlockConverter(AprielBlockConverterBase):
+class AprielMamba2BlockConverter(MistralBlockConverter):
     mixer_converter_class: typing.ClassVar[type[AprielMamba2Converter]] = AprielMamba2Converter
     hf_mixer_name: typing.ClassVar[str] = "mixer"
 
@@ -263,7 +241,7 @@ class AprielBlockConverter:
         DiscreteMamba2Config: "m2d",
     }
     _converter_classes = {
-        AttentionConfig: AprielBlockConverterBase,
+        AttentionConfig: MistralBlockConverter,
         Mamba2Config: AprielMamba2BlockConverter,
         DiscreteMamba2Config: AprielDiscreteMamba2BlockConverter,
     }
diff --git a/fast_llm/models/gpt/conversion/mistral.py b/fast_llm/models/gpt/conversion/mistral.py
index b5db3fa06..a9a0909ec 100644
--- a/fast_llm/models/gpt/conversion/mistral.py
+++ b/fast_llm/models/gpt/conversion/mistral.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from fast_llm.engine.checkpoint.config import CheckpointFormat
 from fast_llm.layers.attention.config import AttentionConfig
+from fast_llm.layers.decoder.mlp.config import MLPConfig
 from fast_llm.models.gpt.conversion.config import MistralCheckpointFormat
 from fast_llm.models.gpt.conversion.llama import (
     LlamaAttentionConverter,
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
     LlamaDecoderConverter,
     LlamaHeadConverter,
     LlamaHuggingfaceCheckpointHandler,
+    LlamaMLPConverter,
 )
 from fast_llm.utils import safe_merge_dicts
 
@@ -38,8 +40,23 @@ def _check_config(cls, config: AttentionConfig) -> None:
         assert not config.add_linear_biases
 
 
+class MistrallMLPConverter(LlamaMLPConverter):
+    @classmethod
+    def import_config(cls, config: dict) -> dict:
+        config["mlp_bias"] = False
+        return super().import_config(config)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def export_config(cls, config: MLPConfig) -> dict:
+        assert not config.add_linear_biases
+        out = super().export_config(config)
+        del out["mlp_bias"]
+        return out
+
+
 class MistralBlockConverter(LlamaBlockConverter):
     mixer_converter_class: typing.ClassVar[type[MistralAttentionConverter]] = MistralAttentionConverter
+    mlp_converter_class: typing.ClassVar[type[MistrallMLPConverter]] = MistrallMLPConverter
 
 
 class MistralDecoderConverter(LlamaDecoderConverter):