diff --git a/src/nwbinspector/nwbinspector/__init__.py b/src/nwbinspector/nwbinspector/__init__.py
index f4df3ee28..9530be85a 100644
--- a/src/nwbinspector/nwbinspector/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nwbinspector/nwbinspector/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # TODO: remove after 9/15/2024
 from .._configuration import (
     INTERNAL_CONFIGS,
-    InspectorOutputJSONEncoder,
     validate_config,
     copy_check,
     load_config,
@@ -24,3 +23,4 @@
     inspect_nwbfile_object,
     run_checks,
 )
+from .._formatting import InspectorOutputJSONEncoder