diff --git a/tests/test_cli/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli/test_cli.py
index a89346a..f4846c1 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli/test_cli.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ def test_new_verify_name_exists_scope_not_found(shared_datadir):
     # arrange
     os.environ["TEMBO_CONFIG"] = str(shared_datadir / "config" / "success")
     importlib.reload(tembo.cli)
-    from tembo.cli.cli import _new_verify_name_exists
 
     # act
     with pytest.raises(tembo.exceptions.ScopeNotFound) as scope_not_found:
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ def test_new_verify_name_exists_empty_config(shared_datadir):
     # arrange
     os.environ["TEMBO_CONFIG"] = str(shared_datadir / "config" / "empty")
     importlib.reload(tembo.cli)
-    from tembo.cli.cli import _new_verify_name_exists
 
     # act
     with pytest.raises(tembo.exceptions.EmptyConfigYML) as empty_config_yml:
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ def test_new_verify_name_exists_missing_config(shared_datadir):
     # arrange
     os.environ["TEMBO_CONFIG"] = str(shared_datadir / "config" / "missing")
     importlib.reload(tembo.cli)
-    from tembo.cli.cli import _new_verify_name_exists
 
     # act
     with pytest.raises(tembo.exceptions.MissingConfigYML) as missing_config_yml: