diff --git a/arrayfire/array.py b/arrayfire/array.py
index 3baf75eb9..c971e2c34 100644
--- a/arrayfire/array.py
+++ b/arrayfire/array.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 from .base import *
 from .index import *
 from .index import _Index4
-from .algorithm import sum
 
 def _create_array(buf, numdims, idims, dtype):
     out_arr = ct.c_void_p(0)
@@ -1059,3 +1058,5 @@ def display(a):
         safe_call(backend.get().af_print_array(a.arr))
     except:
         safe_call(backend.get().af_print_array(a.arr))
+
+from .algorithm import sum