diff --git a/extra/cuda/devices/devices.factor b/extra/cuda/devices/devices.factor
index 8b29295a0b..e5f72f50d6 100644
--- a/extra/cuda/devices/devices.factor
+++ b/extra/cuda/devices/devices.factor
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ sequences ;
 IN: cuda.devices
 
 : #cuda-devices ( -- n )
-    init-cuda
     int <c-object> [ cuDeviceGetCount cuda-error ] keep *int ;
 
 : n>cuda-device ( n -- device )
-    init-cuda
     [ CUdevice <c-object> ] dip [ cuDeviceGet cuda-error ] 2keep drop *int ;
 
 : enumerate-cuda-devices ( -- devices )
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ IN: cuda.devices
     [ enumerate-cuda-devices ] dip '[ <launcher> _ with-cuda ] each ; inline
 
 : cuda-device-properties ( n -- properties )
-    init-cuda
     [ CUdevprop <c-object> ] dip
     [ cuDeviceGetProperties cuda-error ] 2keep drop
     CUdevprop memory>struct ;
@@ -30,31 +27,26 @@ IN: cuda.devices
     enumerate-cuda-devices [ dup cuda-device-properties ] { } map>assoc ;
 
 : cuda-device-name ( n -- string )
-    init-cuda
     [ 256 [ <byte-array> ] keep ] dip
     [ cuDeviceGetName cuda-error ]
     [ 2drop utf8 alien>string ] 3bi ;
 
 : cuda-device-capability ( n -- pair )
-    init-cuda
     [ int <c-object> int <c-object> ] dip
     [ cuDeviceComputeCapability cuda-error ]
     [ drop [ *int ] bi@ ] 3bi 2array ;
 
 : cuda-device-memory ( n -- bytes )
-    init-cuda
     [ uint <c-object> ] dip
     [ cuDeviceTotalMem cuda-error ]
     [ drop *uint ] 2bi ;
 
 : cuda-device-attribute ( attribute n -- n )
-    init-cuda
     [ int <c-object> ] 2dip
     [ cuDeviceGetAttribute cuda-error ]
     [ 2drop *int ] 3bi ;
 
 : cuda-device. ( n -- )
-    init-cuda
     {
         [ "Device: " write number>string print ]
         [ "Name: " write cuda-device-name print ]