diff --git a/emmet-core/emmet/core/vasp/validation.py b/emmet-core/emmet/core/vasp/validation.py
index 38061cabb1..fc69971f0a 100644
--- a/emmet-core/emmet/core/vasp/validation.py
+++ b/emmet-core/emmet/core/vasp/validation.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, PyObject
-from pymatgen.core import Structure
+from pymatgen.core.structure import Structure
 
 from emmet.core import SETTINGS
 from emmet.core.mpid import MPID