diff --git a/cli/contributing/mirror/model.py b/cli/contributing/mirror/model.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 36342a4672..0000000000
--- a/cli/contributing/mirror/model.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-"""Local name for the image reference the mirror commands pass around.
-
-No ``__all__``: declaring the re-exported name makes autodoc document the
-class here as well as where it is defined, and sphinx then finds two targets
-for every ``ImageRef`` annotation.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-from utils.docker.image.discovery import ImageRef  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/cli/contributing/mirror/providers.py b/cli/contributing/mirror/providers.py
index 6e1a4246d0..bf19ea8819 100644
--- a/cli/contributing/mirror/providers.py
+++ b/cli/contributing/mirror/providers.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from utils.docker.registry import manifest_digest
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import argparse
 
-    from .model import ImageRef
+    from utils.docker.image.discovery import ImageRef
 
 
 class RegistryProvider(ABC):
diff --git a/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_providers.py b/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_providers.py
index 5f2afcd098..2ce6c51657 100644
--- a/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_providers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_providers.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-from cli.contributing.mirror.model import ImageRef
 from cli.contributing.mirror.providers import GHCRProvider
+from utils.docker.image.discovery import ImageRef
 
 
 class TestGHCRProviderImageBase(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_resolver.py b/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_resolver.py
index 909dc60038..ed929a7c14 100644
--- a/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_resolver.py
+++ b/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_resolver.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import cli.contributing.mirror.resolver.__main__ as resolver_main
-from cli.contributing.mirror.model import ImageRef
 from utils.cache.yaml import load_yaml_str
+from utils.docker.image.discovery import ImageRef
 from utils.roles.mapping import ROLE_FILE_META_SERVICES
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_sync.py b/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_sync.py
index 5bf496a5d9..f31552de61 100644
--- a/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_sync.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import cli.contributing.mirror.sync.__main__ as sync_main
-from cli.contributing.mirror.model import ImageRef
+from utils.docker.image.discovery import ImageRef
 
 
 class TestMirrorSync(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_wait.py b/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_wait.py
index 6467cfadfb..e287c44221 100644
--- a/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_wait.py
+++ b/tests/unit/python/cli/contributing/mirror/test_wait.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import cli.contributing.mirror.wait.__main__ as wait_main
-from cli.contributing.mirror.model import ImageRef
+from utils.docker.image.discovery import ImageRef
 
 
 class TestMirrorWait(unittest.TestCase):