diff --git a/hed/models/def_expand_gather.py b/hed/models/def_expand_gather.py
index db1a8fd47..f34461e46 100644
--- a/hed/models/def_expand_gather.py
+++ b/hed/models/def_expand_gather.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
-from hed.models import DefinitionDict, DefinitionEntry, HedString
+from hed.models.definition_dict import DefinitionDict
+from hed.models.definition_entry import DefinitionEntry
+from hed.models.hed_string import HedString
 
 
 class AmbiguousDef: