diff --git a/spacy/compat.py b/spacy/compat.py
index 42c675b6e..35f6ecef3 100644
--- a/spacy/compat.py
+++ b/spacy/compat.py
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import copyreg as copy_reg
 
+pickle = pickle
+copy_reg = copy_reg
+CudaStream = CudaStream
+cupy = cupy
+fix_text = ftfy.fix_text
 
 is_python2 = six.PY2
 is_python3 = six.PY3
@@ -23,8 +28,6 @@ is_windows = sys.platform.startswith('win')
 is_linux = sys.platform.startswith('linux')
 is_osx = sys.platform == 'darwin'
 
-fix_text = ftfy.fix_text
-
 
 if is_python2:
     bytes_ = str