diff --git a/python/ctsm/crop_calendars/generate_gdds_functions.py b/python/ctsm/crop_calendars/generate_gdds_functions.py
index 3e412814df..42b56629f9 100644
--- a/python/ctsm/crop_calendars/generate_gdds_functions.py
+++ b/python/ctsm/crop_calendars/generate_gdds_functions.py
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ def import_and_process_1yr(
             break
     if not h2_files:
         error(logger, f"No files found matching patterns: {patterns}")
-    h2_ds = utils.import_ds(
+    h2_ds = import_ds(
         h2_files,
         my_vars=my_vars,
         my_vegtypes=crops_to_read,