diff --git a/src/axolotl/core/trainer_builder.py b/src/axolotl/core/trainer_builder.py
index 73eddd426..b1c37d8ba 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/core/trainer_builder.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/core/trainer_builder.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from transformers import (
 from transformers.trainer_utils import seed_worker
 from trl import DPOTrainer
 
+from axolotl.monkeypatch.multipack import SUPPORTED_MULTIPACK_MODEL_TYPES
 from axolotl.monkeypatch.relora import ReLoRACallback, ReLoRAScheduler
 from axolotl.utils.callbacks import (
     EvalFirstStepCallback,
@@ -994,7 +995,7 @@ class HFCausalTrainerBuilder(TrainerBuilderBase):
             ]
         ]
         if use_batch_sampler_collator:
-            if self.cfg.model_config_type in ["mixtral", "qwen2", "falcon", "phi"]:
+            if self.cfg.model_config_type in SUPPORTED_MULTIPACK_MODEL_TYPES:
                 collator = V2BatchSamplerDataCollatorForSeq2Seq
             elif (
                 self.cfg.model_config_type in ["llama"]
diff --git a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/falcon/__init__.py b/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/falcon/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dc6e526f6..000000000
--- a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/falcon/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Patches to support multipack for falcon
-"""
-import transformers
-
-from axolotl.monkeypatch.utils import get_unpad_data
-
-
-def replace_falcon_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn():
-    transformers.models.falcon.modeling_falcon._get_unpad_data = (  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        get_unpad_data
-    )
diff --git a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/mixtral/__init__.py b/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/mixtral/__init__.py
index 112b0dee9..d6ee0ce16 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/mixtral/__init__.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/mixtral/__init__.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Patches to support multipack for mixtral
 """
 import torch
-import transformers
-
-from axolotl.monkeypatch.utils import get_unpad_data
 
 
 def patch_mixtral_moe_forward_zero3() -> None:
@@ -51,11 +48,3 @@ def patch_mixtral_moe_forward_zero3() -> None:
 
     MixtralBLockSparseTop2MLP.forward = mlp_forward
     MixtralSparseMoeBlock.forward = moe_forward
-
-
-def replace_mixtral_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn(for_zero3=False):
-    transformers.models.mixtral.modeling_mixtral._get_unpad_data = (  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        get_unpad_data
-    )
-    if for_zero3:
-        patch_mixtral_moe_forward_zero3()
diff --git a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/multipack.py b/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/multipack.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..640b3b0c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/multipack.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""multipack patching for v2 of sample packing"""
+
+import transformers
+from transformers.integrations import is_deepspeed_zero3_enabled
+
+from axolotl.monkeypatch.mixtral import patch_mixtral_moe_forward_zero3
+from axolotl.monkeypatch.utils import get_unpad_data
+
+SUPPORTED_MULTIPACK_MODEL_TYPES = ["mixtral", "qwen2", "falcon", "phi"]
+
+
+def patch_for_multipack(model_type):
+    if model_type == "mixtral":
+        transformers.models.mixtral.modeling_mixtral._get_unpad_data = (  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            get_unpad_data
+        )
+        if is_deepspeed_zero3_enabled():
+            patch_mixtral_moe_forward_zero3()
+    elif model_type == "qwen2":
+        transformers.models.qwen2.modeling_qwen2._get_unpad_data = (  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            get_unpad_data
+        )
+    elif model_type == "falcon":
+        transformers.models.falcon.modeling_falcon._get_unpad_data = (  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            get_unpad_data
+        )
+    elif model_type == "phi":
+        transformers.models.phi.modeling_phi._get_unpad_data = (  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            get_unpad_data
+        )
diff --git a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/phi/__init__.py b/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/phi/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1076708a0..000000000
--- a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/phi/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Patches to support multipack for phi2
-"""
-import transformers
-
-from axolotl.monkeypatch.utils import get_unpad_data
-
-
-def replace_phi_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn():
-    transformers.models.phi.modeling_phi._get_unpad_data = (  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        get_unpad_data
-    )
diff --git a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/qwen2/__init__.py b/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/qwen2/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 40c54d21e..000000000
--- a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/qwen2/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Patches to support multipack for qwen2
-"""
-import transformers
-
-from axolotl.monkeypatch.utils import get_unpad_data
-
-
-def replace_qwen2_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn():
-    transformers.models.qwen2.modeling_qwen2._get_unpad_data = (  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        get_unpad_data
-    )
diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/models.py b/src/axolotl/utils/models.py
index e1748fd7b..2a1507c83 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/models.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/models.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ from transformers import (  # noqa: F401
 from transformers.integrations.deepspeed import is_deepspeed_zero3_enabled
 
 from axolotl.models.mamba import fix_mamba_attn_for_loss
+from axolotl.monkeypatch.multipack import (
+    SUPPORTED_MULTIPACK_MODEL_TYPES,
+    patch_for_multipack,
+)
 from axolotl.prompt_tokenizers import LLAMA_DEFAULT_EOS_TOKEN
 from axolotl.utils.bench import log_gpu_memory_usage
 from axolotl.utils.chat_templates import chat_templates
@@ -299,8 +303,15 @@ def load_model(
         shifted-sparse attention does not currently support sample packing."
         )
 
-    # Modify all llama derived models in one block
-    if cfg.is_llama_derived_model:
+    if (
+        cfg.model_config_type in SUPPORTED_MULTIPACK_MODEL_TYPES
+        and cfg.flash_attention
+        and cfg.sample_packing
+    ):
+        patch_for_multipack(cfg.model_config_type)
+    elif cfg.is_llama_derived_model:
+        # Modify all llama derived models in one block
+
         if cfg.flash_attention:
             from axolotl.monkeypatch.llama_attn_hijack_flash import (
                 replace_llama_attn_with_flash_attn,
@@ -354,43 +365,6 @@ def load_model(
         LOG.info("patching mistral with flash attention")
         replace_mistral_attn_with_flash_attn(packed=cfg.sample_packing)
 
-    if (
-        cfg.model_config_type == "mixtral"
-        and cfg.flash_attention
-        and cfg.sample_packing
-    ):
-        from axolotl.monkeypatch.mixtral import (
-            replace_mixtral_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn,
-        )
-
-        LOG.info("patching mixtral with flash attention")
-        mixtral_patch_kwargs = {}
-        if is_deepspeed_zero3_enabled():
-            mixtral_patch_kwargs["for_zero3"] = True
-        replace_mixtral_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn(**mixtral_patch_kwargs)
-
-    if cfg.model_config_type == "falcon" and cfg.flash_attention and cfg.sample_packing:
-        from axolotl.monkeypatch.falcon import (
-            replace_falcon_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn,
-        )
-
-        LOG.info("patching falcon with flash attention")
-        replace_falcon_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn()
-
-    if cfg.model_config_type == "phi" and cfg.flash_attention and cfg.sample_packing:
-        from axolotl.monkeypatch.phi import replace_phi_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn
-
-        LOG.info("patching phi with flash attention")
-        replace_phi_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn()
-
-    if cfg.model_config_type == "qwen2" and cfg.flash_attention and cfg.sample_packing:
-        from axolotl.monkeypatch.qwen2 import (
-            replace_qwen2_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn,
-        )
-
-        LOG.info("patching qwen2 with flash attention")
-        replace_qwen2_attn_with_multipack_flash_attn()
-
     if cfg.is_llama_derived_model and cfg.sample_packing and not inference:
         from axolotl.monkeypatch.llama_expand_mask import hijack_expand_mask
 
@@ -501,7 +475,7 @@ def load_model(
                 "flash_attention_2"
             )
         else:
-            if model_config.model_type in ["mixtral", "qwen2", "falcon", "phi"]:
+            if model_config.model_type in SUPPORTED_MULTIPACK_MODEL_TYPES:
                 model_kwargs["attn_implementation"] = "flash_attention_2"
                 model_config._attn_implementation = (  # pylint: disable=protected-access
                     "flash_attention_2"