diff --git a/ivy/functional/ivy/gradients.py b/ivy/functional/ivy/gradients.py
index 8d109878e3fb..61e1f0082a8c 100644
--- a/ivy/functional/ivy/gradients.py
+++ b/ivy/functional/ivy/gradients.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from ivy.func_wrapper import (
     handle_array_function,
     inputs_to_ivy_arrays,
+    inputs_to_native_arrays,
     to_native_arrays_and_back,
     handle_out_argument,
     handle_nestable,
@@ -438,11 +439,8 @@ def stop_gradient(
 @handle_exceptions
 @handle_backend_invalid
 @handle_nestable
-@handle_array_like_without_promotion
-@handle_out_argument
-@to_native_arrays_and_back
+@inputs_to_native_arrays
 @handle_array_function
-@handle_device
 def requires_gradient(
     x: Union[ivy.Array, ivy.NativeArray],
 ) -> bool: