diff --git a/changelog/45.fixed.md b/changelog/45.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70c8536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/45.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed profile error: name '__opts__' is not defined
diff --git a/src/saltext/proxmox/clouds/proxmox.py b/src/saltext/proxmox/clouds/proxmox.py
index 9c8c721..2183429 100644
--- a/src/saltext/proxmox/clouds/proxmox.py
+++ b/src/saltext/proxmox/clouds/proxmox.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 import time
 from ipaddress import ip_interface
 
-import salt.utils.cloud
-import salt.utils.json
 from salt import config
 from salt.exceptions import SaltCloudExecutionTimeout
 from salt.exceptions import SaltCloudNotFound
@@ -79,11 +77,11 @@ def create(vm_):
     """
     Create a single Proxmox VM.
     """
-    salt.utils.cloud.fire_event(
+    __utils__["cloud.fire_event"](  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
         "event",
         "starting create",
-        "salt/cloud/{}/creating".format(vm_["name"]),  # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
-        args=salt.utils.cloud.filter_event(
+        f"salt/cloud/{vm_['name']}/creating",
+        args=__utils__["cloud.filter_event"](  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
             "creating", vm_, ["name", "profile", "provider", "driver"]
         ),
         sock_dir=__opts__["sock_dir"],
@@ -104,15 +102,15 @@ def create(vm_):
 
     # cloud.bootstrap expects the ssh_password to be set in vm_["password"]
     vm_["password"] = vm_.get("ssh_password")
-    ret = salt.utils.cloud.bootstrap(vm_, __opts__)
+    ret = __utils__["cloud.bootstrap"](vm_, __opts__)  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
 
     ret.update(show_instance(call="action", name=vm_["name"]))
 
-    salt.utils.cloud.fire_event(
+    __utils__["cloud.fire_event"](  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
         "event",
         "created instance",
         f"salt/cloud/{vm_['name']}/created",
-        args=salt.utils.cloud.filter_event(
+        args=__utils__["cloud.filter_event"](  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
             "created", vm_, ["name", "profile", "provider", "driver"]
         ),
         sock_dir=__opts__["sock_dir"],
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ def destroy(name=None, kwargs=None, call=None):
             "The destroy action must be called with -d, --destroy, -a or --action."
         )
 
-    salt.utils.cloud.fire_event(
+    __utils__["cloud.fire_event"](  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
         "event",
         "destroying instance",
         f"salt/cloud/{name}/destroying",
@@ -227,7 +225,7 @@ def destroy(name=None, kwargs=None, call=None):
 
     _query("DELETE", f"nodes/{vm['node']}/{vm['type']}/{vm['vmid']}", kwargs)
 
-    salt.utils.cloud.fire_event(
+    __utils__["cloud.fire_event"](  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
         "event",
         "destroyed instance",
         f"salt/cloud/{name}/destroyed",
@@ -372,7 +370,7 @@ def list_nodes_select(call=None):
     """
     Return a list of the VMs that are managed by the provder, with select fields
     """
-    return salt.utils.cloud.list_nodes_select(
+    return __utils__["cloud.list_nodes_select"](  # pylint: disable=undefined-variable
         list_nodes_full(),
         __opts__["query.selection"],
         call,
diff --git a/src/saltext/proxmox/loader.py b/src/saltext/proxmox/loader.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bb9539..0000000
--- a/src/saltext/proxmox/loader.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Define the required entry-points functions in order for Salt to know
-what and from where it should load this extension's loaders
-"""
-
-from . import PACKAGE_ROOT  # pylint: disable=unused-import
-
-
-def get_cloud_dirs():
-    """
-    Return a list of paths from where salt should load cloud modules
-    """
-    return [str(PACKAGE_ROOT / "clouds")]
diff --git a/tests/unit/clouds/test_proxmox.py b/tests/unit/clouds/test_proxmox.py
index df2c7b6..f37b4fe 100644
--- a/tests/unit/clouds/test_proxmox.py
+++ b/tests/unit/clouds/test_proxmox.py
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ def configure_loader_modules():
                 "sock_dir": True,
                 "transport": True,
             },
+            "__utils__": {
+                "cloud.filter_event": MagicMock(),
+                "cloud.fire_event": MagicMock(),
+                "cloud.bootstrap": MagicMock(),
+            },
             "__active_provider_name__": "",
         }
     }