diff --git a/exdir/core/exdir_object.py b/exdir/core/exdir_object.py
index 2a9ef07..2ce9460 100644
--- a/exdir/core/exdir_object.py
+++ b/exdir/core/exdir_object.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import exdir
 
 from . import validation
-from . import exdir_object
+# from . import exdir_object
 from .. import utils
 from .attribute import Attribute
 from .constants import *