diff --git a/backends/arm/test/ops/test_index_tensor.py b/backends/arm/test/ops/test_index_tensor.py
index 557846922b8..bc19634bf30 100644
--- a/backends/arm/test/ops/test_index_tensor.py
+++ b/backends/arm/test/ops/test_index_tensor.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
 
-from enum import IntEnum
 from typing import Tuple
 
 import torch
@@ -25,22 +24,12 @@ class IndexTensorTestCommon:
     # Gathers and reshapes should result in no inaccuracies
     rtol = 0.0
     atol = 0.0
+    BEFORE = "BEFORE"
+    MIDDLE = "MIDDLE"
+    AFTER = "AFTER"
 
-    class OpPlacement(IntEnum):
-        """
-        Simple enum used to indicate where slices or ellipsis should be placed
-        in tests.
-        IntEnum so that Dynamo does not complain about unsupported types.
-        """
 
-        BEFORE = 1
-        MIDDLE = 2
-        AFTER = 3
-
-
-input_params_slice = Tuple[
-    torch.Tensor, int, int, IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement, Tuple[torch.Tensor]
-]
+input_params_slice = Tuple[torch.Tensor, int, int, str, Tuple[torch.Tensor]]
 input_params = Tuple[torch.Tensor, Tuple[torch.Tensor]]
 
 
@@ -55,12 +44,12 @@ class IndexTensor_Ellipsis(torch.nn.Module):
     test_data_ellipsis: dict[input_params] = {
         "test_4d_ellipsis_before": (
             torch.rand(size=(25, 5, 13, 7)),
-            IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.BEFORE,
+            IndexTensorTestCommon.BEFORE,
             (torch.arange(2, dtype=torch.int32),),
         ),
         "test_4d_ellipsis_middle": (
             torch.rand(size=(25, 5, 13, 7)),
-            IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.MIDDLE,
+            IndexTensorTestCommon.MIDDLE,
             (
                 torch.arange(2, dtype=torch.int32),
                 torch.arange(2, dtype=torch.int32),
@@ -72,7 +61,7 @@ class IndexTensor_Ellipsis(torch.nn.Module):
             # partitioning is difficult and unreliable, as such
             # it is not xfail as the existing logic can handle it.
             torch.rand(size=(25, 5, 13, 7)),
-            IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.AFTER,
+            IndexTensorTestCommon.AFTER,
             (torch.arange(2, dtype=torch.int32),),
         ),
     }
@@ -80,15 +69,15 @@ class IndexTensor_Ellipsis(torch.nn.Module):
     def forward(
         self,
         input_: torch.Tensor,
-        position: IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement,
+        position: str,
         indices: Tuple[None | torch.Tensor],
     ):
         match position:
-            case IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.BEFORE:
+            case IndexTensorTestCommon.BEFORE:
                 return input_[..., indices[0]]
-            case IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.MIDDLE:
+            case IndexTensorTestCommon.MIDDLE:
                 return input_[indices[0], ..., indices[1]]
-            case IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.AFTER:
+            case IndexTensorTestCommon.AFTER:
                 return input_[indices[0], ...]
 
         return input_[indices]
@@ -154,7 +143,7 @@ class IndexTensor_Slice(torch.nn.Module):
             torch.rand(size=(5, 3, 4, 5)),
             0,
             2,
-            IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.BEFORE,
+            IndexTensorTestCommon.BEFORE,
             (torch.arange(2, dtype=torch.int32),),
         ),
         "test_3d_slice_before_2d_idx": (
@@ -164,14 +153,14 @@ class IndexTensor_Slice(torch.nn.Module):
             torch.arange(5 * 3 * 4, dtype=torch.float32).reshape(5, 3, 4),
             0,
             2,
-            IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.BEFORE,
+            IndexTensorTestCommon.BEFORE,
             (torch.arange(2, dtype=torch.int32).unsqueeze(0).tile(2, 1),),
         ),
         "test_4d_slice_middle": (
             torch.arange(5 * 3 * 2, dtype=torch.int32).reshape(5, 3, 2),
             0,
             2,
-            IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.MIDDLE,
+            IndexTensorTestCommon.MIDDLE,
             (
                 torch.arange(2, dtype=torch.int32),
                 torch.arange(2, dtype=torch.int32),
@@ -185,7 +174,7 @@ class IndexTensor_Slice(torch.nn.Module):
             torch.rand(size=(25, 5, 13, 7)),
             0,
             2,
-            IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.AFTER,
+            IndexTensorTestCommon.AFTER,
             (torch.arange(2, dtype=torch.int32),),
         ),
     }
@@ -195,15 +184,15 @@ def forward(
         input_: torch.Tensor,
         slice_start: int,
         slice_end: int,
-        position: IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement,
+        position: str,
         indices: Tuple[None | torch.Tensor],
     ):
         match position:
-            case IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.BEFORE:
+            case IndexTensorTestCommon.BEFORE:
                 return input_[slice_start:slice_end, indices[0]]
-            case IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.MIDDLE:
+            case IndexTensorTestCommon.MIDDLE:
                 return input_[indices[0], slice_start:slice_end, indices[1]]
-            case IndexTensorTestCommon.OpPlacement.AFTER:
+            case IndexTensorTestCommon.AFTER:
                 return input_[indices[0], slice_start:slice_end]