diff --git a/airflow/jobs/backfill_job_runner.py b/airflow/jobs/backfill_job_runner.py
index 40c31c4451fa5..8d8840bf502cb 100644
--- a/airflow/jobs/backfill_job_runner.py
+++ b/airflow/jobs/backfill_job_runner.py
@@ -540,9 +540,7 @@ def _per_task_process(key, ti: TaskInstance, session):
 
                         cfg_path = None
 
-                        executor_class, _ = ExecutorLoader.import_executor_cls(
-                            self.job.executor_class,
-                        )
+                        executor_class = self.job.executor.__class__
                         if executor_class.is_local:
                             cfg_path = tmp_configuration_copy()