diff --git a/packages/syft/src/syft/client/api.py b/packages/syft/src/syft/client/api.py
index d60416fdf3b..0ff9299bdfe 100644
--- a/packages/syft/src/syft/client/api.py
+++ b/packages/syft/src/syft/client/api.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 from ..protocol.data_protocol import get_data_protocol
 from ..protocol.data_protocol import migrate_args_and_kwargs
 from ..serde.deserialize import _deserialize
-from ..serde.recursive import index_syft_by_module_name
 from ..serde.serializable import serializable
 from ..serde.serialize import _serialize
 from ..serde.signature import Signature
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@
 from ..util.markdown import as_markdown_python_code
 from ..util.notebook_ui.components.tabulator_template import build_tabulator_table
 from ..util.telemetry import instrument
+from ..util.util import index_syft_by_module_name
 from ..util.util import prompt_warning_message
 from .connection import ServerConnection