diff --git a/doctr/models/backbones/resnet/__init__.py b/doctr/models/backbones/resnet/__init__.py
index f5cc7c647c..059f261e82 100644
--- a/doctr/models/backbones/resnet/__init__.py
+++ b/doctr/models/backbones/resnet/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from doctr import is_tf_available, is_torch_available
+from doctr.file_utils import is_tf_available, is_torch_available
 
 if is_tf_available():
     from .tensorflow import *
diff --git a/doctr/models/backbones/vgg/__init__.py b/doctr/models/backbones/vgg/__init__.py
index f5cc7c647c..059f261e82 100644
--- a/doctr/models/backbones/vgg/__init__.py
+++ b/doctr/models/backbones/vgg/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from doctr import is_tf_available, is_torch_available
+from doctr.file_utils import is_tf_available, is_torch_available
 
 if is_tf_available():
     from .tensorflow import *
diff --git a/doctr/models/recognition/sar/__init__.py b/doctr/models/recognition/sar/__init__.py
index f5cc7c647c..059f261e82 100644
--- a/doctr/models/recognition/sar/__init__.py
+++ b/doctr/models/recognition/sar/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from doctr import is_tf_available, is_torch_available
+from doctr.file_utils import is_tf_available, is_torch_available
 
 if is_tf_available():
     from .tensorflow import *