diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/pruning/utils/pytorch/layer_mask.py b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/pruning/utils/pytorch/layer_mask.py
index 3ada8c7fb..d59b4563b 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/pruning/utils/pytorch/layer_mask.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/pruning/utils/pytorch/layer_mask.py
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 from typing import Dict
 
 import torch
-from pydantic import BaseModel
 from torch.nn import Parameter
-from torch.utils.hooks import RemovableHandle
 
 from llmcompressor.core import ModelParameterizedLayer
+from llmcompressor.modifiers.utils.hooks import HooksMixin
 
 __all__ = ["LayerParamMasking", "param_mask_name"]
 
@@ -39,11 +38,9 @@ class ParameterizedLayerMaskSettings:
     use_hooks: bool = False
 
 
-class LayerParamMasking(BaseModel):
+class LayerParamMasking(HooksMixin):
     _mask_settings: Dict[str, ParameterizedLayerMaskSettings] = {}
     _masked_layer_params: Dict[str, ModelParameterizedLayer] = {}
-    _forward_hooks: Dict[str, RemovableHandle] = {}
-    _backward_hooks: Dict[str, RemovableHandle] = {}
     enabled_: bool = False
 
     def add_mask(
@@ -100,12 +97,8 @@ def _backward_hook_fn(gradients):
 
                 return gradients
 
-            self._forward_hooks[layer_param_name] = (
-                parameterized_layer.layer.register_forward_hook(_forward_hook_fn)
-            )
-            self._backward_hooks[layer_param_name] = (
-                parameterized_layer.param.register_hook(_backward_hook_fn)
-            )
+            self.register_hook(parameterized_layer.layer, _forward_hook_fn, "forward")
+            self.register_hook(parameterized_layer.param, _backward_hook_fn, "")
 
     def update_mask(
         self,
@@ -131,11 +124,7 @@ def remove_mask(self, layer_param_name: str):
         del self._mask_settings[layer_param_name]
 
         if mask_settings.use_hooks:
-            self._forward_hooks[layer_param_name].remove()
-            self._backward_hooks[layer_param_name].remove()
-
-            del self._forward_hooks[layer_param_name]
-            del self._backward_hooks[layer_param_name]
+            self.remove_hooks()
 
     def apply_mask_weight(self, layer_param_name: str):
         if not self.enabled_:
diff --git a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/utils/hooks.py b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/utils/hooks.py
index 39134e273..44e9c13f9 100644
--- a/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/utils/hooks.py
+++ b/src/llmcompressor/modifiers/utils/hooks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import contextlib
 from functools import wraps
-from typing import Any, Callable, ClassVar, List
+from typing import Any, Callable, ClassVar, List, Union
 
 import torch
 from loguru import logger
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ class HooksMixin(BaseModel):
     Modifiers which implement hooks should register them using
     `self.register_..._hook(module, hook)` rather than the usual
     `module.register_..._hook(hook)`. Modifiers should remove hooks with
-    `self.remove_hooks()`
+    `self.remove_hooks()`.
+
+    Hooks can be applied to modules or parameters
 
     Lifecycle:
         - modifier.register_forward_hook(module, hook)
@@ -42,20 +44,20 @@ def disable_hooks(cls):
 
     def register_hook(
         self,
-        module: torch.nn.Module,
+        target: Union[torch.nn.Module, torch.nn.Parameter],
         hook: Callable[[Any], Any],
         hook_type: str,
         **kwargs,
     ) -> RemovableHandle:
         """
-        Registers a hook on a specified module with the option to disable it with
-        HooksMixin.disable_hooks
+        Registers a hook on a specified module/parameter with the option to disable it
+        with HooksMixin.disable_hooks()
 
-        :param module: the module on which the hook should be registered
+        :param target: the module or parameter on which the hook should be registered
         :param hook: the hook to register
         :param hook_type: the type of hook to register corresponding to the
             `register_{hook_type}_hook` attribute on torch.nn.Module.
-            Ex. "forward", "forward_pre", "full_backward", "state_dict_post"
+            Ex. "forward", "forward_pre", "full_backward", "state_dict_post", ""
         :param kwargs: keyword arguments to pass to register hook method
         """
 
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ def wrapped_hook(*args, **kwargs):
 
             return hook(*args, **kwargs)
 
-        handle = getattr(module, f"register_{hook_type}_hook")(wrapped_hook, **kwargs)
+        handle = getattr(target, f"register_{hook_type}_hook")(wrapped_hook, **kwargs)
         self._hooks.append(handle)
         logger.debug(f"{self} added {handle}")
 
@@ -76,3 +78,5 @@ def remove_hooks(self):
         """Remove all hooks belonging to a modifier"""
         for hook in self._hooks:
             hook.remove()
+
+        self._hooks = []