diff --git a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_bs_generator.py b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_bs_generator.py
index 0f5e452e473..9213d1d67c0 100644
--- a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_bs_generator.py
+++ b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_bs_generator.py
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from aims.conftest import Si, comp_system
 from pymatgen.io.aims.sets.bs import BandStructureSetGenerator
 from pymatgen.util.testing import TEST_FILES_DIR
 
+from ..conftest import Si, comp_system  # noqa: TID252
+
 SPECIES_DIR = TEST_FILES_DIR / "io/aims/species_directory"
 REF_PATH = TEST_FILES_DIR / "io/aims/aims_input_generator_ref"
 
diff --git a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_gw_generator.py b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_gw_generator.py
index 8842d397acf..2df8af0a1ff 100644
--- a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_gw_generator.py
+++ b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_gw_generator.py
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from aims.conftest import Si, comp_system
 from pymatgen.io.aims.sets.bs import GWSetGenerator
 from pymatgen.util.testing import TEST_FILES_DIR
 
+from ..conftest import Si, comp_system  # noqa: TID252
+
 SPECIES_DIR = TEST_FILES_DIR / "io/aims/species_directory"
 REF_PATH = TEST_FILES_DIR / "io/aims/aims_input_generator_ref"
 
diff --git a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_md_generator.py b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_md_generator.py
index b439aeead94..3b01a0af4a9 100644
--- a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_md_generator.py
+++ b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_md_generator.py
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from aims.conftest import Si, compare_files
 from pymatgen.io.aims.sets.core import MDSetGenerator
 from pymatgen.util.testing import TEST_FILES_DIR
 
+from ..conftest import Si, compare_files  # noqa: TID252
+
 SPECIES_DIR = TEST_FILES_DIR / "io/aims/species_directory"
 REF_PATH = TEST_FILES_DIR / "io/aims/aims_input_generator_ref"
 
diff --git a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_relax_generator.py b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_relax_generator.py
index 800548f183f..ce76f05b5ea 100644
--- a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_relax_generator.py
+++ b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_relax_generator.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from aims.conftest import O2, Si, comp_system
 from pymatgen.io.aims.sets.core import RelaxSetGenerator
 from pymatgen.util.testing import TEST_FILES_DIR
 
+from ..conftest import O2, Si, comp_system  # noqa: TID252
+
 SPECIES_DIR = TEST_FILES_DIR / "io/aims/species_directory"
 REF_PATH = TEST_FILES_DIR / "io/aims/aims_input_generator_ref"
 
diff --git a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_static_generator.py b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_static_generator.py
index 7ef4892a930..8bfda369b1f 100644
--- a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_static_generator.py
+++ b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_static_generator.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from aims.conftest import O2, Si, comp_system
 from pymatgen.io.aims.sets.core import StaticSetGenerator
 from pymatgen.util.testing import TEST_FILES_DIR
 
+from ..conftest import O2, Si, comp_system  # noqa: TID252
+
 REF_PATH = TEST_FILES_DIR / "io/aims/aims_input_generator_ref"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_static_restart_from_relax_generator.py b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_static_restart_from_relax_generator.py
index b806738d61b..4ffe2a8038a 100644
--- a/tests/io/aims/sets/test_static_restart_from_relax_generator.py
+++ b/tests/io/aims/sets/test_static_restart_from_relax_generator.py
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from aims.conftest import O2, Si, comp_system
 from pymatgen.io.aims.sets.core import StaticSetGenerator
 from pymatgen.util.testing import TEST_FILES_DIR
 
+from ..conftest import O2, Si, comp_system  # noqa: TID252
+
 SPECIES_DIR = TEST_FILES_DIR / "io/aims/species_directory"
 REF_PATH = (TEST_FILES_DIR / "io/aims/aims_input_generator_ref").resolve()