diff --git a/torch_harmonics/distributed/distributed_sht.py b/torch_harmonics/distributed/distributed_sht.py
index 282755a..15cf005 100644
--- a/torch_harmonics/distributed/distributed_sht.py
+++ b/torch_harmonics/distributed/distributed_sht.py
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ def extra_repr(self):
 
     def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor):
 
-        if x.dims() < 3:
-            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 3 dimensions but got {x.dims()} instead")
+        if x.dim() < 3:
+            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 3 dimensions but got {x.dim()} instead")
 
         # we need to ensure that we can split the channels evenly
         num_chans = x.shape[-3]
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ def extra_repr(self):
 
     def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor):
 
-        if x.dims() < 3:
-            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 3 dimensions but got {x.dims()} instead")
+        if x.dim() < 3:
+            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 3 dimensions but got {x.dim()} instead")
 
         # we need to ensure that we can split the channels evenly
         num_chans = x.shape[-3]
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ def extra_repr(self):
 
     def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor):
 
-        if x.dims() < 4:
-            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 4 dimensions but got {x.dims()} instead")
+        if x.dim() < 4:
+            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 4 dimensions but got {x.dim()} instead")
 
         # we need to ensure that we can split the channels evenly
         num_chans = x.shape[-4]
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ def extra_repr(self):
 
     def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor):
 
-        if x.dims() < 4:
-            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 4 dimensions but got {x.dims()} instead")
+        if x.dim() < 4:
+            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 4 dimensions but got {x.dim()} instead")
 
         # store num channels
         num_chans = x.shape[-4]
diff --git a/torch_harmonics/sht.py b/torch_harmonics/sht.py
index afeb444..18da076 100644
--- a/torch_harmonics/sht.py
+++ b/torch_harmonics/sht.py
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ def extra_repr(self):
 
     def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor):
 
-        if x.dims() < 2:
-            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 2 dimensions but got {x.dims()} instead")
+        if x.dim() < 2:
+            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 2 dimensions but got {x.dim()} instead")
 
         assert(x.shape[-2] == self.nlat)
         assert(x.shape[-1] == self.nlon)
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ def extra_repr(self):
 
     def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor):
 
-        if x.dims() < 3:
-            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 3 dimensions but got {x.dims()} instead")
+        if x.dim() < 3:
+            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 3 dimensions but got {x.dim()} instead")
 
         assert(x.shape[-2] == self.nlat)
         assert(x.shape[-1] == self.nlon)
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ def extra_repr(self):
 
     def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor):
 
-        if x.dims() < 3:
-            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 3 dimensions but got {x.dims()} instead")
+        if x.dim() < 3:
+            raise ValueError(f"Expected tensor with at least 3 dimensions but got {x.dim()} instead")
 
         assert(x.shape[-2] == self.lmax)
         assert(x.shape[-1] == self.mmax)