diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d63d3995..5fb87762e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Change Log for SD.Next
 
-## Update for 2026-08-10
+## Update for 2026-08-11
 
 - **Detailer**: Pretty much *detailer.next* :)  
   Detailer detection models were traditionally *YOLO* models, but now we also use:  
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   - update handlers for all authenticated workflows
   - nunchaku-lite support for `torch==2.13`
   - remove DirectML support: latest release was over 2 years ago and is not compatible with modern frameworks
+  - utilize torch.accelerator
 - **Fixes**
   - init hf env variables before gradio load
   - lora skip init and rebuild offload state
diff --git a/modules/devices.py b/modules/devices.py
index 5826dcf03..f46615165 100644
--- a/modules/devices.py
+++ b/modules/devices.py
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@ def torch_gc(force: bool = False, fast: bool = False, reason: str | None = None)
                 torch.xpu.empty_cache()
                 if hasattr(torch.xpu, "ipc_collect"):
                     torch.xpu.ipc_collect()
-            if torch.cuda.is_available() and hasattr(torch._C, '_host_emptyCache'): # pylint: disable=protected-access
-                torch._C._host_emptyCache() # pylint: disable=protected-access # freed pinned host blocks otherwise stay cached in-process across model switches
         except Exception as e:
             log.error(f'Torch GC: {e}')
     else: