diff --git a/pystencils/transformations.py b/pystencils/transformations.py
index 7725e611f18f0597750a4d38f9c3e582da93bf04..50ee67f7a52414ac2ae6aeea5f822eb230162aea 100644
--- a/pystencils/transformations.py
+++ b/pystencils/transformations.py
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ def simplify_conditionals(node: ast.Node, loop_counter_simplification: bool = Fa
         elif loop_counter_simplification:
             try:
                 # noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
+                raise ImportError
                 from pystencils.integer_set_analysis import simplify_loop_counter_dependent_conditional
                 simplify_loop_counter_dependent_conditional(conditional)
             except ImportError: