diff --git a/anki/exporting.py b/anki/exporting.py
index 4b91859ca..d4499c622 100644
--- a/anki/exporting.py
+++ b/anki/exporting.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import json, typing
 from anki.lang import _
 from anki.utils import ids2str, splitFields, namedtmp, stripHTML
 from anki.hooks import runHook
-from anki import Collection
+from anki.storage import Collection
 
 class Exporter:
     includeHTML: typing.Union[bool, None] = None
diff --git a/anki/importing/anki2.py b/anki/importing/anki2.py
index 36413232d..0f10af0e4 100644
--- a/anki/importing/anki2.py
+++ b/anki/importing/anki2.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import os
 import unicodedata
-from anki import Collection
+from anki.storage import Collection
 from anki.utils import intTime, splitFields, joinFields
 from anki.importing.base import Importer
 from anki.lang import _