diff --git a/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/_utils.py b/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/_utils.py
index d33e7077..3edaa6e5 100644
--- a/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/_utils.py
+++ b/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/_utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sys
-from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
 
 
 def path_unlink_37(p: Path, missing_ok: bool):
diff --git a/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/common.py b/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/common.py
index 6aa79a92..c505c39c 100644
--- a/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/common.py
+++ b/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/common.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
-from pathlib import Path
 
 from .protocol import Deserializer
 
-from typing import TypeVar
+from typing import TypeVar, TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
 
 M = TypeVar("M", bound=BaseModel)
 
diff --git a/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/protocol.py b/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/protocol.py
index 69c7c32d..1e8d6ebe 100644
--- a/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/protocol.py
+++ b/python/ngen_conf/src/ngen/config/path_pair/protocol.py
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@
 else:
     from typing_extensions import Protocol
 
-from pathlib import Path
 
 from .typing import T, S
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
 
 
 class Writer(Protocol):
diff --git a/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/deserializer.py b/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/deserializer.py
index b40b2bcd..850c055d 100644
--- a/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/deserializer.py
+++ b/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/deserializer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from pathlib import Path
-
 from .core import Base
 from .utils import merge_class_attr
 from ._deserializers import (
@@ -12,7 +10,11 @@
     from_toml_str,
 )
 
-from typing_extensions import Self
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing_extensions import Self
+    from pathlib import Path
 
 
 class IniDeserializer(Base):
diff --git a/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/serializer.py b/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/serializer.py
index 5263e198..9b231668 100644
--- a/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/serializer.py
+++ b/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/serializer.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
-import pathlib
 
 from . import core, format_serializers, utils
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import pathlib
 
 
 class IniSerializer(core.Base):
diff --git a/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/utils.py b/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/utils.py
index 0b1b6447..16da3e86 100644
--- a/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/utils.py
+++ b/python/ngen_init_config/src/ngen/init_config/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import importlib
-from typing import Any
-from types import ModuleType
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from copy import deepcopy
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Any
+    from types import ModuleType
+
 
 __SENTINEL = object()
 __MERGE_SENTINEL = object()