diff --git a/linode_api4/objects/linode.py b/linode_api4/objects/linode.py
index 775def88a..12c75d85c 100644
--- a/linode_api4/objects/linode.py
+++ b/linode_api4/objects/linode.py
@@ -11,18 +11,19 @@
 from linode_api4 import util
 from linode_api4.common import load_and_validate_keys
 from linode_api4.errors import UnexpectedResponseError
-from linode_api4.objects import (
-    Base,
-    DerivedBase,
-    Image,
-    JSONObject,
-    Property,
-    Region,
-)
-from linode_api4.objects.base import MappedObject
+from linode_api4.objects.base import Base, MappedObject, Property
+from linode_api4.objects.dbase import DerivedBase
 from linode_api4.objects.filtering import FilterableAttribute
-from linode_api4.objects.networking import IPAddress, IPv6Range, VPCIPAddress
-from linode_api4.objects.serializable import StrEnum
+from linode_api4.objects.image import Image
+from linode_api4.objects.networking import (
+    Firewall,
+    IPAddress,
+    IPv6Range,
+    VPCIPAddress,
+)
+from linode_api4.objects.nodebalancer import NodeBalancer
+from linode_api4.objects.region import Region
+from linode_api4.objects.serializable import JSONObject, StrEnum
 from linode_api4.objects.vpc import VPC, VPCSubnet
 from linode_api4.paginated_list import PaginatedList
 
@@ -1618,9 +1619,6 @@ def firewalls(self):
         :returns: A List of Firewalls of the Linode Instance.
         :rtype: List[Firewall]
         """
-        from linode_api4.objects import (  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
-            Firewall,
-        )
 
         result = self._client.get(
             "{}/firewalls".format(Instance.api_endpoint), model=self
@@ -1640,9 +1638,6 @@ def nodebalancers(self):
         :returns: A List of Nodebalancers of the Linode Instance.
         :rtype: List[Nodebalancer]
         """
-        from linode_api4.objects import (  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
-            NodeBalancer,
-        )
 
         result = self._client.get(
             "{}/nodebalancers".format(Instance.api_endpoint), model=self
diff --git a/linode_api4/objects/networking.py b/linode_api4/objects/networking.py
index 9e19b2d92..c4fff1ac3 100644
--- a/linode_api4/objects/networking.py
+++ b/linode_api4/objects/networking.py
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 
 from linode_api4.common import Price, RegionPrice
 from linode_api4.errors import UnexpectedResponseError
-from linode_api4.objects import Base, DerivedBase, JSONObject, Property, Region
+from linode_api4.objects.base import Base, Property
+from linode_api4.objects.dbase import DerivedBase
+from linode_api4.objects.region import Region
+from linode_api4.objects.serializable import JSONObject
 
 
 class IPv6Pool(Base):
diff --git a/linode_api4/objects/nodebalancer.py b/linode_api4/objects/nodebalancer.py
index 36d038bcb..d038b6998 100644
--- a/linode_api4/objects/nodebalancer.py
+++ b/linode_api4/objects/nodebalancer.py
@@ -3,14 +3,10 @@
 
 from linode_api4.common import Price, RegionPrice
 from linode_api4.errors import UnexpectedResponseError
-from linode_api4.objects import (
-    Base,
-    DerivedBase,
-    MappedObject,
-    Property,
-    Region,
-)
+from linode_api4.objects.base import Base, MappedObject, Property
+from linode_api4.objects.dbase import DerivedBase
 from linode_api4.objects.networking import Firewall, IPAddress
+from linode_api4.objects.region import Region
 
 
 class NodeBalancerType(Base):
diff --git a/linode_api4/objects/volume.py b/linode_api4/objects/volume.py
index a79e3174c..6c8514f9f 100644
--- a/linode_api4/objects/volume.py
+++ b/linode_api4/objects/volume.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from linode_api4.common import Price, RegionPrice
 from linode_api4.errors import UnexpectedResponseError
-from linode_api4.objects import Base, Instance, Property, Region
+from linode_api4.objects.base import Base, Property
+from linode_api4.objects.linode import Instance, Region
+from linode_api4.objects.region import Region
 
 
 class VolumeType(Base):
diff --git a/linode_api4/objects/vpc.py b/linode_api4/objects/vpc.py
index e4fe36c78..3c9a4aaba 100644
--- a/linode_api4/objects/vpc.py
+++ b/linode_api4/objects/vpc.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from linode_api4.errors import UnexpectedResponseError
 from linode_api4.objects import Base, DerivedBase, Property, Region
+from linode_api4.objects.networking import VPCIPAddress
 from linode_api4.objects.serializable import JSONObject
 from linode_api4.paginated_list import PaginatedList
 
@@ -110,11 +111,6 @@ def ips(self) -> PaginatedList:
         :rtype: PaginatedList of VPCIPAddress
         """
 
-        # need to avoid circular import
-        from linode_api4.objects import (  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
-            VPCIPAddress,
-        )
-
         return self._client._get_and_filter(
             VPCIPAddress, endpoint="/vpcs/{}/ips".format(self.id)
         )