diff --git a/sumpy/kernel.py b/sumpy/kernel.py
index 236d3b58..5fbb99d2 100644
--- a/sumpy/kernel.py
+++ b/sumpy/kernel.py
@@ -1199,11 +1199,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError(f"unsupported dimension: '{dim}'")
 
-        from pymbolic.mapper.flattener import flatten
-
-        super().__init__(dim,
-                         expression=flatten(expr),
-                         global_scaling_const=flatten(scaling))
+        super().__init__(dim, expression=expr, global_scaling_const=scaling)
 
         object.__setattr__(self, "icomp", icomp)
         object.__setattr__(self, "jcomp", jcomp)
@@ -1339,11 +1335,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError(f"unsupported dimension: '{dim}'")
 
-        from pymbolic.mapper.flattener import flatten
-
-        super().__init__(dim,
-                         expression=flatten(expr),
-                         global_scaling_const=flatten(scaling))
+        super().__init__(dim, expression=expr, global_scaling_const=scaling)
 
         object.__setattr__(self, "icomp", icomp)
         object.__setattr__(self, "jcomp", jcomp)