diff --git a/semantica/explorer/utils/rdf_parser.py b/semantica/explorer/utils/rdf_parser.py
index 9ed7b3d6..3f114e4d 100644
--- a/semantica/explorer/utils/rdf_parser.py
+++ b/semantica/explorer/utils/rdf_parser.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import rdflib
 from rdflib.namespace import RDF, RDFS, SKOS
 
 try:
-    import defusedxml.ElementTree as _defused_et  # noqa: F401 — import triggers patching
+    import defusedxml
     _HAS_DEFUSEDXML = True
 except ImportError:
     _HAS_DEFUSEDXML = False