diff --git a/selfdrive/modeld/dmonitoringmodeld.py b/selfdrive/modeld/dmonitoringmodeld.py
index 18a79136a..86b0edf7c 100755
--- a/selfdrive/modeld/dmonitoringmodeld.py
+++ b/selfdrive/modeld/dmonitoringmodeld.py
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ class ModelState:
       self._blob_cache[ptr] = Tensor.from_blob(ptr, (self.frame_buf_params[3],), dtype='uint8')
 
     self.warp_inputs_np['transform'][:] = transform[:]
-    self.tensor_inputs['input_img'] = self.image_warp(self._blob_cache[ptr], self.warp_inputs['transform']).realize()
+    self.tensor_inputs['input_img'] = self.image_warp(self._blob_cache[ptr], self.warp_inputs['transform'])
 
-    output = self.model_run(**self.tensor_inputs).contiguous().realize().uop.base.buffer.numpy().flatten()
+    output = self.model_run(**self.tensor_inputs).numpy().flatten()
 
     t2 = time.perf_counter()
     return output, t2 - t1