diff --git a/docs/hub-cloud/01-init-local-instance.ipynb b/docs/hub-cloud/01-init-local-instance.ipynb
index 7d995b60..d06e4ccc 100644
--- a/docs/hub-cloud/01-init-local-instance.ipynb
+++ b/docs/hub-cloud/01-init-local-instance.ipynb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "from pathlib import Path\n",
-    "from lnschema_core.models import Storage\n",
+    "from lamindb.models import Storage\n",
     "\n",
     "assert ln_setup.settings.instance.storage.type_is_cloud == False\n",
     "assert ln_setup.settings.instance.owner == ln_setup.settings.user.handle\n",
diff --git a/docs/hub-cloud/03-add-managed-storage.ipynb b/docs/hub-cloud/03-add-managed-storage.ipynb
index 863895ba..4d10929e 100644
--- a/docs/hub-cloud/03-add-managed-storage.ipynb
+++ b/docs/hub-cloud/03-add-managed-storage.ipynb
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
     "from laminhub_rest.core.instance.collaborator import InstanceCollaboratorHandler\n",
     "from laminhub_rest.core.account.user import UserAccountHandler\n",
     "from lamindb_setup.core._hub_client import connect_hub_with_auth\n",
-    "from lnschema_core.models import User\n",
+    "from lamindb.models import User\n",
     "\n",
     "admin_hub = connect_hub_with_auth()\n",
     "testuser2 = UserAccountHandler(admin_hub).get_by_handle(\"testuser2\")\n",
diff --git a/docs/hub-cloud/08-test-multi-session.ipynb b/docs/hub-cloud/08-test-multi-session.ipynb
index 9801bdc7..bf98c7b7 100644
--- a/docs/hub-cloud/08-test-multi-session.ipynb
+++ b/docs/hub-cloud/08-test-multi-session.ipynb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "from lnschema_core.models import User"
+    "from lamindb.models import User"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/lamindb_setup/_connect_instance.py b/lamindb_setup/_connect_instance.py
index 2e0084a2..5163052a 100644
--- a/lamindb_setup/_connect_instance.py
+++ b/lamindb_setup/_connect_instance.py
@@ -308,13 +308,11 @@ def connect(slug: str, **kwargs) -> str | tuple | None:
             settings._instance_settings = None
         raise e
     # migrate away from lnschema-core
-    no_lnschema_core_file = (
-        settings_dir / f"no_lnschema_core-{isettings.slug.replace('/', '')}"
-    )
-    if not no_lnschema_core_file.exists():
-        migrate_lnschema_core(
-            isettings, no_lnschema_core_file, write_file=_write_settings
-        )
+    (settings_dir / f"no_lnschema_core-{isettings.slug.replace('/', '')}")
+    # if not no_lnschema_core_file.exists():
+    # migrate_lnschema_core(
+    #     isettings, no_lnschema_core_file, write_file=_write_settings
+    # )
     return None
 
 
diff --git a/lamindb_setup/_exportdb.py b/lamindb_setup/_exportdb.py
index aaf41182..39f2c3fd 100644
--- a/lamindb_setup/_exportdb.py
+++ b/lamindb_setup/_exportdb.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 MODELS = {
-    "core": {
+    "lamindb": {
         "Collection": False,
         "Artifact": False,
         "Transform": False,
diff --git a/lamindb_setup/_init_instance.py b/lamindb_setup/_init_instance.py
index 1eda955b..577e0684 100644
--- a/lamindb_setup/_init_instance.py
+++ b/lamindb_setup/_init_instance.py
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ def get_schema_module_name(schema_name, raise_import_error: bool = True) -> str
 
 
 def register_storage_in_instance(ssettings: StorageSettings):
-    from lnschema_core.models import Storage
-    from lnschema_core.users import current_user_id
+    from lamindb.models import Storage
+    from lamindb.users import current_user_id
 
     from .core.hashing import hash_and_encode_as_b62
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def register_storage_in_instance(ssettings: StorageSettings):
 
 
 def register_user(usettings):
-    from lnschema_core.models import User
+    from lamindb.models import User
 
     try:
         # need to have try except because of integer primary key migration
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def register_user_and_storage_in_instance(isettings: InstanceSettings, usettings
 
 
 def reload_schema_modules(isettings: InstanceSettings, include_core: bool = True):
-    schema_names = ["core"] if include_core else []
+    schema_names = ["lamindb"] if include_core else []
     # schema_names += list(isettings.schema)
     schema_module_names = [get_schema_module_name(n) for n in schema_names]
 
diff --git a/lamindb_setup/_schema_metadata.py b/lamindb_setup/_schema_metadata.py
index 039ba1cf..8857711a 100644
--- a/lamindb_setup/_schema_metadata.py
+++ b/lamindb_setup/_schema_metadata.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def _get_related_fields_metadata(self, model, fields: list[ForeignObjectRel]):
         return related_fields
 
     def _get_field_metadata(self, model, field: Field):
-        from lnschema_core.models import LinkORM
+        from lamindb.models import LinkORM
 
         internal_type = field.get_internal_type()
         model_name = field.model._meta.model_name
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def _get_field_metadata(self, model, field: Field):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_through_many_to_many(field_or_rel: ManyToManyField | ManyToManyRel):
-        from lnschema_core.models import Registry
+        from lamindb.models import Registry
 
         if isinstance(field_or_rel, ManyToManyField):
             if field_or_rel.model != Registry:
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def _get_relation_type(model, field: Field):
 
 class _SchemaHandler:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self.included_modules = ["core"] + list(settings.instance.schema)
+        self.included_modules = ["lamindb"] + list(settings.instance.schema)
         self.modules = self._get_modules_metadata()
 
     def to_dict(self, include_django_objects: bool = True):
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def to_json(self):
         return self.to_dict(include_django_objects=False)
 
     def _get_modules_metadata(self):
-        from lnschema_core.models import Record, Registry
+        from lamindb.models import Record, Registry
 
         all_models = {
             module_name: {
diff --git a/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_instance.py b/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_instance.py
index ed9b352a..97410673 100644
--- a/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_instance.py
+++ b/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_instance.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def name(self) -> str:
     def _search_local_root(
         self, local_root: str | None = None, mute_warning: bool = False
     ) -> StorageSettings | None:
-        from lnschema_core.models import Storage
+        from lamindb.models import Storage
 
         if local_root is not None:
             local_records = Storage.objects.filter(root=local_root)
diff --git a/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_storage.py b/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_storage.py
index a68ab917..d0faef2a 100644
--- a/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_storage.py
+++ b/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_storage.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def record(self) -> Any:
         """Storage record in the current instance."""
         if self._record is None:
             # dynamic import because of import order
-            from lnschema_core.models import Storage
+            from lamindb.models import Storage
 
             from ._settings import settings
 
diff --git a/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_user.py b/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_user.py
index f55b73d0..195eebcb 100644
--- a/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_user.py
+++ b/lamindb_setup/core/_settings_user.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
     @property
     def id(self):
         """Integer id valid in current intance."""
-        from lnschema_core.users import current_user_id
+        from lamindb.users import current_user_id
 
         # there is no cache needed here because current_user_id()
         # has its own cache
diff --git a/lamindb_setup/core/django.py b/lamindb_setup/core/django.py
index 517c4834..5a13639f 100644
--- a/lamindb_setup/core/django.py
+++ b/lamindb_setup/core/django.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def setup_django(
         }
         from .._init_instance import get_schema_module_name
 
-        schema_names = ["core"] + list(isettings.schema)
+        schema_names = ["lamindb"] + list(isettings.schema)
         raise_import_error = True if init else False
         installed_apps = [
             package_name