diff --git a/nncf/parameters.py b/nncf/parameters.py
index 3e3bfbfe8c1..781c485ed7c 100644
--- a/nncf/parameters.py
+++ b/nncf/parameters.py
@@ -78,10 +78,3 @@ class CompressWeightsMode(Enum):
     INT4_SYM = "int4_sym"
     INT4_ASYM = "int4_asym"
     NF4 = "nf4"
-
-    @property
-    def num_bits(self) -> int:
-        """
-        :return: number of bits that is used for storing a single quantized value in the given mode.
-        """
-        return 8 if self == CompressWeightsMode.INT8 else 4
diff --git a/nncf/quantization/algorithms/weight_compression/openvino_backend.py b/nncf/quantization/algorithms/weight_compression/openvino_backend.py
index b1e0cc5b37a..d23b9852fd6 100644
--- a/nncf/quantization/algorithms/weight_compression/openvino_backend.py
+++ b/nncf/quantization/algorithms/weight_compression/openvino_backend.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def num_bits(self):
         """
         :return: number of bits that is used for storing a single quantized value in the given mode.
         """
-        return self.mode.num_bits
+        return 8 if self.mode == CompressWeightsMode.INT8 else 4
 
 
 @dataclass