diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/product_import_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/product_import_controller.rb
index 231a39c5984..eb07ccf9f93 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/product_import_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/product_import_controller.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def import
       @filepath = save_uploaded_file(params[:file])
       @importer = ProductImport::ProductImporter.new(File.new(@filepath), spree_current_user, params[:settings])
       @original_filename = params[:file].try(:original_filename)
-      @non_updatable_fields = @importer.validator.non_updatable_fields
+      @non_updatable_fields = ProductImport::EntryValidator.non_updatable_fields
 
       check_file_errors @importer
       check_spreadsheet_has_data @importer
diff --git a/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb b/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
index 10444ce24f0..5a9aae60d00 100644
--- a/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
+++ b/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def initialize(current_user, import_time, spreadsheet_data, editable_enterprises
       @import_settings = import_settings
     end
 
-    def non_updatable_fields
+    def self.non_updatable_fields
       {
         category: :primary_taxon_id,
         variant_unit_name: :variant_unit_name,
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def mark_as_existing_variant(entry, existing_variant)
     end
 
     def apply_product_field_warnings(entry, existing_variant)
-      non_updatable_fields.each do |display_name, attribute|
+      EntryValidator.non_updatable_fields.each do |display_name, attribute|
         next if existing_variant.product.send(attribute) == entry.send(attribute)
 
         entry.warnings.add display_name, I18n.t('admin.product_import.model.not_updatable')
diff --git a/app/models/product_import/product_importer.rb b/app/models/product_import/product_importer.rb
index 63a48b4f758..ca3f691695a 100644
--- a/app/models/product_import/product_importer.rb
+++ b/app/models/product_import/product_importer.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class ProductImporter
     include ActiveModel::Conversion
     include ActiveModel::Validations
 
-    attr_reader :updated_ids, :import_settings, :validator
+    attr_reader :updated_ids, :import_settings
 
     def initialize(file, current_user, import_settings = {})
       unless file.is_a?(File)