diff --git a/pillar/api/nodes/moving.py b/pillar/api/nodes/moving.py
index 1496308e..ee18fe6c 100644
--- a/pillar/api/nodes/moving.py
+++ b/pillar/api/nodes/moving.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Code for moving around nodes."""
 
 import attr
-import flask_pymongo.wrappers
+import pymongo.database
 from bson import ObjectId
 
 from pillar import attrs_extra
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import pillar.api.file_storage.moving
 
 @attr.s
 class NodeMover(object):
-    db = attr.ib(validator=attr.validators.instance_of(flask_pymongo.wrappers.Database))
+    db = attr.ib(validator=attr.validators.instance_of(pymongo.database.Database))
     skip_gcs = attr.ib(default=False, validator=attr.validators.instance_of(bool))
     _log = attrs_extra.log('%s.NodeMover' % __name__)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_api/test_nodes_moving.py b/tests/test_api/test_nodes_moving.py
index 30518e56..230d0195 100644
--- a/tests/test_api/test_nodes_moving.py
+++ b/tests/test_api/test_nodes_moving.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import unittest
 
 import mock
 from bson import ObjectId
-import flask_pymongo.wrappers
+import pymongo.database
 
 # Required to mock this module, otherwise 'pillar.api.file_storage' doesn't have
 # the attribute 'moving'
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class NodeMoverTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         from pillar.api.nodes import moving
 
-        self.db = mock.MagicMock(spec=flask_pymongo.wrappers.Database)
+        self.db = mock.MagicMock(spec=pymongo.database.Database)
         self.mover = moving.NodeMover(db=self.db)
 
     def test_file_generator(self):