diff --git a/spacy/__init__.py b/spacy/__init__.py
index b8cf63b1c..411883eae 100644
--- a/spacy/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import warnings
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="numpy.dtype size changed")
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="numpy.ufunc size changed")
 
+# These are imported as part of the API
+from thinc.neural.util import prefer_gpu, require_gpu
+
 from .cli.info import info as cli_info
 from .glossary import explain
 from .about import __version__