diff --git a/cms/__init__.py b/cms/__init__.py
index fd763b62c2..d7629a0d31 100644
--- a/cms/__init__.py
+++ b/cms/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ registration and discovery can work correctly.
 Import sorting is intentionally disabled in this module.
 isort:skip_file
 """
-
+import os
 
 # We monkey patch Kombu's entrypoints listing because scanning through this
 # accounts for the majority of LMS/Studio startup time for tests, and we don't
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ kombu.utils.entrypoints = lambda namespace: iter([])
 
 # This will make sure the app is always imported when
 # Django starts so that shared_task will use this app.
-from .celery import APP as CELERY_APP
+if os.environ.get('SERVICE_VARIANT', 'cms').startswith('cms'):
+    from .celery import APP as CELERY_APP
diff --git a/lms/__init__.py b/lms/__init__.py
index 5508a6a75c..ce1f0d5ad8 100644
--- a/lms/__init__.py
+++ b/lms/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Celery needs to be loaded when the cms modules are so that task
 registration and discovery can work correctly.
 """
+import os
 
 # We monkey patch Kombu's entrypoints listing because scanning through this
 # accounts for the majority of LMS/Studio startup time for tests, and we don't
@@ -16,4 +17,5 @@ kombu.utils.entrypoints = lambda namespace: iter([])
 
 # This will make sure the app is always imported when
 # Django starts so that shared_task will use this app.
-from .celery import APP as CELERY_APP
+if os.environ.get('SERVICE_VARIANT', 'lms').startswith('lms'):
+    from .celery import APP as CELERY_APP