diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/common/slabs.py b/src/quacc/recipes/common/slabs.py
index 983e3c115e..24e1612c17 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/common/slabs.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/common/slabs.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema
 
 
 def common_bulk_to_slabs_flow(
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/dftb/core.py b/src/quacc/recipes/dftb/core.py
index b90c2cad5d..9f68bd9ce7 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/dftb/core.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/dftb/core.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import RunSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import RunSchema
 
 LOG_FILE = "dftb.out"
 GEOM_FILE = "geo_end.gen"
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/emt/core.py b/src/quacc/recipes/emt/core.py
index c3181a5460..67e5a55130 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/emt/core.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/emt/core.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema
 
 
 @job
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/emt/defects.py b/src/quacc/recipes/emt/defects.py
index 96f9618e78..1cacda1f1c 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/emt/defects.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/emt/defects.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         VoronoiInterstitialGenerator,
     )
 
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema
 
 
 @flow
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/emt/slabs.py b/src/quacc/recipes/emt/slabs.py
index 1b366fd788..ea9d37f4d1 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/emt/slabs.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/emt/slabs.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema
 
 
 @flow
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/gaussian/core.py b/src/quacc/recipes/gaussian/core.py
index 518af50117..7354523bd1 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/gaussian/core.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/gaussian/core.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.cclib import cclibSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.cclib import cclibSchema
 
 _LABEL = "Gaussian"
 LOG_FILE = f"{_LABEL}.log"
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/gulp/core.py b/src/quacc/recipes/gulp/core.py
index 778eda98be..621cbb4fcb 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/gulp/core.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/gulp/core.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import RunSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import RunSchema
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/lj/core.py b/src/quacc/recipes/lj/core.py
index 1c8ac482a8..3f0350f045 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/lj/core.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/lj/core.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     from ase import Atoms
 
     from quacc.runners.ase import VibKwargs
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema, VibThermoSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema, VibThermoSchema
 
 
 @job
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/newtonnet/core.py b/src/quacc/recipes/newtonnet/core.py
index f0bd338324..b9592cbbff 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/newtonnet/core.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/newtonnet/core.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema, ThermoSchema, VibSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema, ThermoSchema, VibSchema
 
     class FreqSchema(RunSchema):
         vib: VibSchema
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/newtonnet/ts.py b/src/quacc/recipes/newtonnet/ts.py
index fdc2b47b4a..15990cbdb4 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/newtonnet/ts.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/newtonnet/ts.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     from numpy.typing import NDArray
 
     from quacc.recipes.newtonnet.core import FreqSchema
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import OptSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import OptSchema
 
     class TSSchema(OptSchema):
         freq_job: FreqSchema | None
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/orca/core.py b/src/quacc/recipes/orca/core.py
index 0f1e2d490b..afee118467 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/orca/core.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/orca/core.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.cclib import cclibSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.cclib import cclibSchema
 
 _LABEL = OrcaTemplate()._label  # skipcq: PYL-W0212
 LOG_FILE = f"{_LABEL}.out"
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/psi4/core.py b/src/quacc/recipes/psi4/core.py
index e5cf7f5d7c..b1d912827b 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/psi4/core.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/psi4/core.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import RunSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import RunSchema
 
 
 @job
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/qchem/core.py b/src/quacc/recipes/qchem/core.py
index efe3cf49c2..488d73f3e0 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/qchem/core.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/qchem/core.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import OptSchema, RunSchema
 
 
 @job
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/qchem/ts.py b/src/quacc/recipes/qchem/ts.py
index 5015c8014b..d56eb9ca9c 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/qchem/ts.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/qchem/ts.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import OptSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import OptSchema
 
 
 @job
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/core.py b/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/core.py
index c155351e2c..d255eede27 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/core.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/core.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.vasp import VaspSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.vasp import VaspSchema
 
     class DoubleRelaxSchema(VaspSchema):
         relax1: VaspSchema
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/mp.py b/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/mp.py
index 330dd9c678..8acab5afe1 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/mp.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/mp.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.vasp import VaspSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.vasp import VaspSchema
 
     class MPRelaxFlowSchema(VaspSchema):
         prerelax: VaspSchema
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/qmof.py b/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/qmof.py
index 0909a687cb..9e6bbb74d9 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/qmof.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/qmof.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.ase import OptSchema
-    from quacc.schemas.vasp import VaspSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.ase import OptSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.vasp import VaspSchema
 
     class QMOFRelaxSchema(VaspSchema):
         prerelax_lowacc: VaspSchema | None
diff --git a/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/slabs.py b/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/slabs.py
index adc414191d..4f4563a02d 100644
--- a/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/slabs.py
+++ b/src/quacc/recipes/vasp/slabs.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
     from ase import Atoms
 
-    from quacc.schemas.vasp import VaspSchema
+    from quacc.schemas._aliases.vasp import VaspSchema
 
 
 @job