diff --git a/src/lightning/__init__.py b/src/lightning/__init__.py
index c191334d2c218c..fd498b796bfe37 100644
--- a/src/lightning/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lightning/__init__.py
@@ -31,19 +31,3 @@
     "Fabric",
     "__version__",
 ]
-
-
-def _cli_entry_point() -> None:
-    from lightning_utilities.core.imports import ModuleAvailableCache, RequirementCache
-
-    if not (
-        ModuleAvailableCache("lightning.app")
-        if RequirementCache("lightning-utilities<0.10.0")
-        else RequirementCache(module="lightning.app")
-    ):
-        print("The `lightning` command requires additional dependencies: `pip install lightning[app]`")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    from lightning.app.cli.lightning_cli import main
-
-    main()
diff --git a/src/lightning/fabric/cli.py b/src/lightning/fabric/cli.py
index 0af94fb3ac922b..5ca46ba3316225 100644
--- a/src/lightning/fabric/cli.py
+++ b/src/lightning/fabric/cli.py
@@ -57,18 +57,12 @@ def _legacy_main() -> None:
 
         """
         hparams = sys.argv[1:]
-        if len(hparams) >= 2 and hparams[0] == "run":
-            if hparams[1] == "model":
-                print(
-                    "`lightning run model` is deprecated and will be removed in future versions."
-                    " Please call `fabric run` instead."
-                )
-                _main()
-                return
-
-            from lightning.app.cli.lightning_cli import main as main_cli
-
-            main_cli()
+        if len(hparams) >= 2 and hparams[0] == "run" and hparams[1] == "model":
+            print(
+                "`lightning run model` is deprecated and will be removed in future versions."
+                " Please call `fabric run` instead."
+            )
+            _main()
             return
 
         if _LIGHTNING_SDK_AVAILABLE: