diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/lite/lite.py b/pytorch_lightning/lite/lite.py
index 2e6f10d356fe0..ad3b75b59ff46 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/lite/lite.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/lite/lite.py
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
 )
 from pytorch_lightning.trainer.connectors.accelerator_connector import AcceleratorConnector
 from pytorch_lightning.trainer.data_loading import TrainerDataLoadingMixin
-from pytorch_lightning.trainer.trainer import Trainer
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities import DeviceType, DistributedType, move_data_to_device
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.apply_func import apply_to_collection, convert_to_tensors
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.data import has_iterable_dataset
+from pytorch_lightning.utilities.device_parser import _parse_devices
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.seed import seed_everything
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def __init__(
     ) -> None:
         self._check_accelerator_support(accelerator)
         self._check_strategy_support(strategy)
-        gpu_ids, tpu_cores = Trainer._parse_devices(gpus=gpus, auto_select_gpus=False, tpu_cores=tpu_cores)
+        gpu_ids, tpu_cores = _parse_devices(gpus=gpus, auto_select_gpus=False, tpu_cores=tpu_cores)
         self._accelerator_connector = AcceleratorConnector(
             num_processes=1,
             devices=devices,
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
index e83efea7a6e89..b6dfcbfee8bc6 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/trainer/trainer.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 from pytorch_lightning.trainer.data_loading import TrainerDataLoadingMixin
 from pytorch_lightning.trainer.optimizers import TrainerOptimizersMixin
 from pytorch_lightning.trainer.states import RunningStage, TrainerFn, TrainerState, TrainerStatus
-from pytorch_lightning.tuner.auto_gpu_select import pick_multiple_gpus
 from pytorch_lightning.tuner.lr_finder import _LRFinder
 from pytorch_lightning.tuner.tuning import Tuner
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities import (
@@ -1488,13 +1487,7 @@ def _parse_devices(
         auto_select_gpus: bool,
         tpu_cores: Optional[Union[List[int], str, int]],
     ) -> Tuple[Optional[List[int]], Optional[Union[List[int], int]]]:
-        if auto_select_gpus and isinstance(gpus, int):
-            gpus = pick_multiple_gpus(gpus)
-
-        # TODO (@seannaren, @kaushikb11): Include IPU parsing logic here
-        gpu_ids = device_parser.parse_gpu_ids(gpus)
-        tpu_cores = device_parser.parse_tpu_cores(tpu_cores)
-        return gpu_ids, tpu_cores
+        return device_parser._parse_devices(gpus, auto_select_gpus, tpu_cores)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _log_api_event(event: str) -> None:
diff --git a/pytorch_lightning/utilities/device_parser.py b/pytorch_lightning/utilities/device_parser.py
index aadfd28a510e8..c0913633b5717 100644
--- a/pytorch_lightning/utilities/device_parser.py
+++ b/pytorch_lightning/utilities/device_parser.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import torch
 
 from pytorch_lightning.plugins.environments import TorchElasticEnvironment
+from pytorch_lightning.tuner.auto_gpu_select import pick_multiple_gpus
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities import _TPU_AVAILABLE
 from pytorch_lightning.utilities.exceptions import MisconfigurationException
 
@@ -48,6 +49,20 @@ def determine_root_gpu_device(gpus: List[int]) -> Optional[int]:
     return root_gpu
 
 
+def _parse_devices(
+    gpus: Optional[Union[List[int], str, int]],
+    auto_select_gpus: bool,
+    tpu_cores: Optional[Union[List[int], str, int]],
+) -> Tuple[Optional[List[int]], Optional[Union[List[int], int]]]:
+    if auto_select_gpus and isinstance(gpus, int):
+        gpus = pick_multiple_gpus(gpus)
+
+    # TODO (@seannaren, @kaushikb11): Include IPU parsing logic here
+    gpu_ids = parse_gpu_ids(gpus)
+    tpu_cores = parse_tpu_cores(tpu_cores)
+    return gpu_ids, tpu_cores
+
+
 def parse_gpu_ids(gpus: Optional[Union[int, str, List[int]]]) -> Optional[List[int]]:
     """
     Parses the GPU ids given in the format as accepted by the
@@ -89,7 +104,7 @@ def parse_gpu_ids(gpus: Optional[Union[int, str, List[int]]]) -> Optional[List[i
     return _sanitize_gpu_ids(gpus)
 
 
-def parse_tpu_cores(tpu_cores: Union[int, str, List]) -> Optional[Union[int, List[int]]]:
+def parse_tpu_cores(tpu_cores: Optional[Union[int, str, List[int]]]) -> Optional[Union[int, List[int]]]:
     """
     Parses the tpu_cores given in the format as accepted by the
     :class:`~pytorch_lightning.trainer.Trainer`.