diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark_experiment.py b/benchmarks/benchmark_experiment.py
index a79cf3fa1fe9..9cfc2584a892 100644
--- a/benchmarks/benchmark_experiment.py
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark_experiment.py
@@ -56,35 +56,54 @@ def list_experiment_configs(self):
 
     experiment_configs = []
     for experiment_config in self.expand_config_choices(config_choices):
-      if not self.is_available(experiment_config):
+      if not self._is_available(experiment_config):
         continue
 
       self._add_experiment_env(experiment_config)
       experiment_configs.append(experiment_config)
     return experiment_configs
 
-  def is_available(self, experiment_config):
-    if experiment_config["dynamo"] and experiment_config[
-        "dynamo"] not in dynamo.list_backends(exclude_tags=()):
-      return False
-    if experiment_config["dynamo"] == "inductor" and not (
-        experiment_config["accelerator"] == "cuda" and
-        not experiment_config["xla"]):
-      return False
-    if experiment_config["dynamo"] == "openxla_eval" and not (
-        experiment_config["xla"] and experiment_config["test"] == "eval"):
-      return False
-    if experiment_config["dynamo"] == "openxla" and not experiment_config["xla"]:
-      return False
-    if (experiment_config["xla"] and
-        not is_xla_device_available(experiment_config["accelerator"].upper())):
-      return False
-    if (experiment_config["accelerator"] == "tpu" and
-        not experiment_config["xla"]):
+  def _is_available(self, experiment_config):
+    cfg_dynamo = experiment_config["dynamo"]
+    cfg_accelerator = experiment_config["accelerator"]
+    cfg_xla = experiment_config["xla"]
+    cfg_test = experiment_config["test"]
+
+    # Check that dynamo refers to an existing backend.
+    if cfg_dynamo is not None and cfg_dynamo not in dynamo.list_backends(
+        exclude_tags=()):
       return False
-    if (experiment_config["accelerator"] == "cuda" and
-        not experiment_config["xla"] and not is_xla_device_available("CUDA")):
+
+    # Check dynamo backend-specifics constraints.
+    if cfg_dynamo == "inductor":
+      if cfg_accelerator != "cuda" or cfg_xla is not None:
+        return False
+    elif cfg_dynamo == "openxla_eval":
+      if cfg_xla is None or cfg_test != "eval":
+        return False
+    elif cfg_dynamo == "openxla":
+      if cfg_xla is None:
+        return False
+    else:
+      raise NotImplementedError
+
+    # Check XLA device available if requested.
+    if cfg_xla is not None and not is_xla_device_available(
+        cfg_accelerator.upper()):
       return False
+
+    # Check accelerator contraints.
+    if cfg_accelerator == "tpu":
+      if cfg_xla is None:
+        return False
+    elif cfg_accelerator == "cuda":
+      if cfg_xla is None and not is_xla_device_available("CUDA"):
+        return False
+    elif cfg_accelerator == "cpu":
+      pass
+    else:
+      raise NotImplementedError
+
     return True
 
   def _add_experiment_env(self, experiment_config):