@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@
 # without either depending on the other.
 
 from cuda.bindings cimport cydriver
+from cuda.core._utils.version cimport cy_binding_version, cy_driver_version  # no-cython-lint
 
 
-cdef bint _with_attributes_available()
+IF CUDA_CORE_BUILD_MAJOR >= 13:
+    cdef inline bint _with_attributes_available():
+        return cy_driver_version() >= (13, 2, 0) and cy_binding_version() >= (13, 2, 0)
+ELSE:
+    cdef inline bint _with_attributes_available():
+        return False
+
 cdef cydriver.CUmemcpyAttributes _to_cu_memcpy_attributes(object attr)
@@ -6,23 +6,10 @@ from libc.string cimport memset
 
 from cuda.bindings cimport cydriver
 from cuda.core._memory._location cimport to_cumemlocation
-from cuda.core._utils.version cimport cy_binding_version, cy_driver_version  # no-cython-lint
 
 from cuda.core._memory._managed_location import _coerce_location
 
 
-cdef bint _with_attributes_available():
-    """Whether cuMemcpyWithAttributesAsync is callable here.
-
-    Requires cuda.core built against CUDA 13 headers and both cuda.bindings
-    and the driver reporting CUDA 13.2 or newer.
-    """
-    IF CUDA_CORE_BUILD_MAJOR >= 13:
-        return cy_driver_version() >= (13, 2, 0) and cy_binding_version() >= (13, 2, 0)
-    ELSE:
-        return False
-
-
 cdef cydriver.CUmemcpyAttributes _to_cu_memcpy_attributes(object attr):
     """Convert a CopyOptions to a cydriver.CUmemcpyAttributes struct."""
     cdef cydriver.CUmemcpyAttributes cu_attr