diff --git a/nncf/experimental/torch/sparsify_activations/sparsify_activations_impl.py b/nncf/experimental/torch/sparsify_activations/sparsify_activations_impl.py
index a486dc4f34c..fa0fa9da534 100644
--- a/nncf/experimental/torch/sparsify_activations/sparsify_activations_impl.py
+++ b/nncf/experimental/torch/sparsify_activations/sparsify_activations_impl.py
@@ -128,45 +128,31 @@ def available_backends(self) -> List[BackendType]:
         """
         return [BackendType.TORCH]
 
-    def _set_backend_entity(self, model: TModel) -> None:
-        """
-        Creates a helper class with a backend-specific logic of the algorithm.
-
-        :param model: Backend-specific input model.
-        """
-        model_backend = get_backend(model)
-        if model_backend == BackendType.TORCH:
-            from nncf.experimental.torch.sparsify_activations.torch_backend import PTSparsifyActivationsAlgoBackend
-
-            self._backend_entity = PTSparsifyActivationsAlgoBackend()
-        else:
-            raise nncf.UnsupportedBackendError(
-                f"{model_backend.value} backend is not supported for `sparsify_activations`."
-            )
-
-    def _get_target_sparsity_by_node(self, graph: NNCFGraph) -> Dict[NNCFNode, float]:
+    def apply(
+        self,
+        model: TModel,
+        graph: NNCFGraph,
+        dataset: Dataset,
+    ) -> TModel:
         """
-        Collects nodes in the model's graph corresponding to the layers for sparsification.
+        Applies the algorithm to the given model.
 
-        :param graph: NNCFGraph instance.
-        :return: A dictionary with nodes and the corresponding target sparsity level.
+        :param model: The model to be sparsified.
+        :param graph: The model's NNCF graph.
+        :param dataset: The dataset to calibrate the activation sparsifiers.
+        :return: The sparsified model.
         """
-        supported_metatypes = self._backend_entity.supported_metatypes
-        ignored_names = get_ignored_node_names_from_ignored_scope(
-            self._ignored_scope, graph, strict=self._ignored_scope.validate
+        self._set_backend_entity(model)
+        target_sparsity_by_node = self._get_target_sparsity_by_node(graph)
+        if not target_sparsity_by_node:
+            raise nncf.ValidationError("No layers matched for activation sparsification.")
+        sparse_model = self.do_sparsification(
+            model,
+            graph,
+            target_sparsity_by_node,
+            dataset,
         )
-        target_sparsity_by_node = {}
-        for node in graph.topological_sort():
-            if node.metatype not in supported_metatypes or not should_consider_scope(node.node_name, ignored_names):
-                continue
-            for scope, target_sparsity in self._target_sparsity_by_scope.items():
-                if matches_any(node.node_name, scope):
-                    if node.node_name in target_sparsity_by_node:
-                        raise nncf.ValidationError(
-                            f'"{node.node_name}" is matched by multiple items in `target_sparsity_by_scope`.'
-                        )
-                    target_sparsity_by_node[node] = target_sparsity
-        return target_sparsity_by_node
+        return sparse_model
 
     def do_sparsification(
         self,
@@ -198,31 +184,45 @@ def do_sparsification(
         model = self._backend_entity.freeze_sparsifiers(model, graph)
         return model
 
-    def apply(
-        self,
-        model: TModel,
-        graph: NNCFGraph,
-        dataset: Dataset,
-    ) -> TModel:
+    def _set_backend_entity(self, model: TModel) -> None:
         """
-        Applies the algorithm to the given model.
+        Creates a helper class with a backend-specific logic of the algorithm.
 
-        :param model: The model to be sparsified.
-        :param graph: The model's NNCF graph.
-        :param dataset: The dataset to calibrate the activation sparsifiers.
-        :return: The sparsified model.
+        :param model: Backend-specific input model.
         """
-        self._set_backend_entity(model)
-        target_sparsity_by_node = self._get_target_sparsity_by_node(graph)
-        if not target_sparsity_by_node:
-            raise nncf.ValidationError("No layers matched for activation sparsification.")
-        sparse_model = self.do_sparsification(
-            model,
-            graph,
-            target_sparsity_by_node,
-            dataset,
+        model_backend = get_backend(model)
+        if model_backend == BackendType.TORCH:
+            from nncf.experimental.torch.sparsify_activations.torch_backend import PTSparsifyActivationsAlgoBackend
+
+            self._backend_entity = PTSparsifyActivationsAlgoBackend()
+        else:
+            raise nncf.UnsupportedBackendError(
+                f"{model_backend.value} backend is not supported for `sparsify_activations`."
+            )
+
+    def _get_target_sparsity_by_node(self, graph: NNCFGraph) -> Dict[NNCFNode, float]:
+        """
+        Collects nodes in the model's graph corresponding to the layers for sparsification.
+
+        :param graph: NNCFGraph instance.
+        :return: A dictionary with nodes and the corresponding target sparsity level.
+        """
+        supported_metatypes = self._backend_entity.supported_metatypes
+        ignored_names = get_ignored_node_names_from_ignored_scope(
+            self._ignored_scope, graph, strict=self._ignored_scope.validate
         )
-        return sparse_model
+        target_sparsity_by_node = {}
+        for node in graph.topological_sort():
+            if node.metatype not in supported_metatypes or not should_consider_scope(node.node_name, ignored_names):
+                continue
+            for scope, target_sparsity in self._target_sparsity_by_scope.items():
+                if matches_any(node.node_name, scope):
+                    if node.node_name in target_sparsity_by_node:
+                        raise nncf.ValidationError(
+                            f'"{node.node_name}" is matched by multiple items in `target_sparsity_by_scope`.'
+                        )
+                    target_sparsity_by_node[node] = target_sparsity
+        return target_sparsity_by_node
 
 
 def sparsify_activations(