diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt.py
index f31f875bb..f8e609c87 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class Hyperopt:
 
     def get_asked_points(
         self, n_points: int, dimensions: dict
-    ) -> tuple[list[list[Any]], list[bool]]:
+    ) -> tuple[list[Any], list[bool]]:
         """
         Enforce points returned from `self.opt.ask` have not been already evaluated
 
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ class Hyperopt:
                         asked, is_random = self.get_asked_points(
                             n_points=current_jobs, dimensions=self.hyperopter.o_dimensions
                         )
+                        # asked_params = [asked1.params for asked1 in asked]
+                        # logger.info(f"asked iteration {i}: {asked_params}")
                         f_val = self.run_optimizer_parallel(
                             parallel, [asked1.params for asked1 in asked]
                         )
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_optimizer.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_optimizer.py
index 14eedf55f..fc0dde29f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_optimizer.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_optimizer.py
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 MAX_LOSS = 100000  # just a big enough number to be bad result in loss optimization
 
+optuna_samplers_dict = {
+    "TPESampler": optuna.samplers.TPESampler,
+    "GPSampler": optuna.samplers.GPSampler,
+    "CmaEsSampler": optuna.samplers.CmaEsSampler,
+    "NSGAIISampler": optuna.samplers.NSGAIISampler,
+    "NSGAIIISampler": optuna.samplers.NSGAIIISampler,
+    "QMCSampler": optuna.samplers.QMCSampler
+}
 
 class HyperOptimizer:
     """
@@ -390,17 +398,17 @@ class HyperOptimizer:
     def convert_dimensions_to_optuna_space(self, s_dimensions: list[Dimension]) -> dict:
         o_dimensions = {}
         for original_dim in s_dimensions:
-            if isinstance(original_dim, Integer):
-                o_dimensions[original_dim.name] = optuna.distributions.IntDistribution(
-                    original_dim.low, original_dim.high, log=False, step=1
-                )
-            elif isinstance(original_dim, SKDecimal):
+            if isinstance(original_dim, SKDecimal):
                 o_dimensions[original_dim.name] = optuna.distributions.FloatDistribution(
                     original_dim.low_orig,
                     original_dim.high_orig,
                     log=False,
                     step=1 / pow(10, original_dim.decimals),
                 )
+            elif isinstance(original_dim, Integer):
+                o_dimensions[original_dim.name] = optuna.distributions.IntDistribution(
+                    original_dim.low, original_dim.high, log=False, step=1
+                )
             elif isinstance(original_dim, Real):
                 o_dimensions[original_dim.name] = optuna.distributions.FloatDistribution(
                     original_dim.low,
@@ -413,7 +421,7 @@ class HyperOptimizer:
                 )
             else:
                 raise Exception(f"Unknown search space {original_dim} / {type(original_dim)}")
-            # logger.info(f"convert_dimensions_to_optuna_space: {s_dimensions} - {o_dimensions}")
+        # logger.info(f"convert_dimensions_to_optuna_space: {s_dimensions} - {o_dimensions}")
         return o_dimensions
 
     def get_optimizer(
@@ -429,28 +437,11 @@ class HyperOptimizer:
         # restored_sampler = pickle.load(open("sampler.pkl", "rb"))
 
         if isinstance(o_sampler, str):
-            if o_sampler not in (
-                "TPESampler",
-                "GPSampler",
-                "CmaEsSampler",
-                "NSGAIISampler",
-                "NSGAIIISampler",
-                "QMCSampler",
-            ):
+            if o_sampler not in optuna_samplers_dict.keys():
                 raise OperationalException(f"Optuna Sampler {o_sampler} not supported.")
-
-        if o_sampler == "TPESampler":
-            sampler = optuna.samplers.TPESampler(seed=random_state)
-        elif o_sampler == "GPSampler":
-            sampler = optuna.samplers.GPSampler(seed=random_state)
-        elif o_sampler == "CmaEsSampler":
-            sampler = optuna.samplers.CmaEsSampler(seed=random_state)
-        elif o_sampler == "NSGAIISampler":
-            sampler = optuna.samplers.NSGAIISampler(seed=random_state)
-        elif o_sampler == "NSGAIIISampler":
-            sampler = optuna.samplers.NSGAIIISampler(seed=random_state)
-        elif o_sampler == "QMCSampler":
-            sampler = optuna.samplers.QMCSampler(seed=random_state)
+            sampler = optuna_samplers_dict[o_sampler](seed=random_state)
+        else:
+            sampler = o_sampler
 
         logger.info(f"Using optuna sampler {o_sampler}.")
         return optuna.create_study(sampler=sampler, direction="minimize")
diff --git a/requirements-hyperopt.txt b/requirements-hyperopt.txt
index fdec43e02..09cfabe4c 100644
--- a/requirements-hyperopt.txt
+++ b/requirements-hyperopt.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ scikit-learn==1.6.1
 ft-scikit-optimize==0.9.2
 filelock==3.18.0
 optuna==4.2.1
-optunahub==0.2.0
 cmaes==0.11.1
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