diff --git a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/cut_ifc.py b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/cut_ifc.py
index c4ad1f47a6..208158d066 100644
--- a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/cut_ifc.py
+++ b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/cut_ifc.py
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from mathutils import Vector
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
-# This hack is required to get the svgwrite dependency to load
-# TODO: decouple cutter into its own binary
-cwd = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + os.path.sep
-sys.path.append(cwd)
-
 import svgwrite
 import OCC.gp
 import OCC.Geom
diff --git a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/export_ifc.py b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/export_ifc.py
index f4a1b74f11..b49d6836a5 100644
--- a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/export_ifc.py
+++ b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/export_ifc.py
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import time
 from pathlib import Path
 from mathutils import Vector, Matrix
 from .helper import SIUnitHelper
-from . import ifcopenshell
-
+import ifcopenshell
 
 class ArrayModifier:
     count: int
diff --git a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/import_ifc.py b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/import_ifc.py
index 7dd1277076..fc7ad9e02c 100644
--- a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/import_ifc.py
+++ b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/import_ifc.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from . import ifcopenshell
-from .ifcopenshell import geom
+import ifcopenshell
+import ifcopenshell.geom
 import bpy
 import os
 import json
diff --git a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/operator.py b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/operator.py
index ea56e93ebb..c32b9ea491 100644
--- a/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/operator.py
+++ b/src/ifcblenderexport/blenderbim/operator.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import bpy
 import time
 import json
 import logging
-from . import ifcopenshell
+import ifcopenshell
 from . import export_ifc
 from . import import_ifc
 from . import cut_ifc