diff --git a/cubids/__init__.py b/cubids/__init__.py
index ed3a496b3..ff9b1d3d5 100644
--- a/cubids/__init__.py
+++ b/cubids/__init__.py
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@
     workflows,
 )
 from cubids.__about__ import __copyright__, __credits__, __packagename__, __version__
-from cubids.cubids import CuBIDS
 
 __all__ = [
     "__copyright__",
     "__credits__",
     "__packagename__",
     "__version__",
-    "CuBIDS",
     "cli",
     "config",
     "constants",
diff --git a/cubids/workflows.py b/cubids/workflows.py
index 7984216b6..307be51bf 100644
--- a/cubids/workflows.py
+++ b/cubids/workflows.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import tqdm
 
-from cubids import CuBIDS
+from cubids.cubids import CuBIDS
 from cubids.metadata_merge import merge_json_into_json
 from cubids.utils import _get_container_type
 from cubids.validator import (