diff --git a/lib/scholar/metrics/regression.ex b/lib/scholar/metrics/regression.ex
index 78cdf89a..c65d21a9 100644
--- a/lib/scholar/metrics/regression.ex
+++ b/lib/scholar/metrics/regression.ex
@@ -825,11 +825,11 @@ defmodule Scholar.Metrics.Regression do
     y_quantile = Nx.broadcast(quantile(y_true, alpha), shape)
     denominator = mean_pinball_loss(y_true, y_quantile, alpha: alpha, multioutput: :raw_values)
 
-    nonzero_numerator = Nx.not_equal(numerator, 0)
-    nonzero_denominator = Nx.not_equal(denominator, 0)
+    nonzero_numerator = numerator != 0
+    nonzero_denominator = denominator != 0
 
-    valid_score = Nx.logical_and(nonzero_numerator, nonzero_denominator)
-    invalid_score = Nx.logical_and(nonzero_numerator, Nx.logical_not(nonzero_denominator))
+    valid_score = nonzero_numerator and nonzero_denominator
+    invalid_score = nonzero_numerator and not nonzero_denominator
 
     output_scores = Nx.broadcast(1, {m})