diff --git a/pl_bolts/models/rl/dqn_model.py b/pl_bolts/models/rl/dqn_model.py
index a4b6008789..69e1cb3a55 100644
--- a/pl_bolts/models/rl/dqn_model.py
+++ b/pl_bolts/models/rl/dqn_model.py
@@ -404,7 +404,8 @@ def add_model_specific_args(arg_parser: argparse.ArgumentParser, ) -> argparse.A
 
         return arg_parser
 
-    def _use_dp_or_ddp2(self, trainer: Trainer) -> bool:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _use_dp_or_ddp2(trainer: Trainer) -> bool:
         # for backwards compatibility
         if _PL_GREATER_EQUAL_1_4:
             return trainer.accelerator_connector.use_dp or trainer.accelerator_connector.use_ddp2
diff --git a/pl_bolts/models/self_supervised/moco/moco2_module.py b/pl_bolts/models/self_supervised/moco/moco2_module.py
index 9f8432de02..9cf89ac7c5 100644
--- a/pl_bolts/models/self_supervised/moco/moco2_module.py
+++ b/pl_bolts/models/self_supervised/moco/moco2_module.py
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ def add_model_specific_args(parent_parser):
 
         return parser
 
-    def _use_ddp_or_ddp2(self, trainer: Trainer) -> bool:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _use_ddp_or_ddp2(trainer: Trainer) -> bool:
         # for backwards compatibility
         if _PL_GREATER_EQUAL_1_4:
             return trainer.accelerator_connector.use_ddp or trainer.accelerator_connector.use_ddp2