diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/__init__.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/__init__.py
index 6375f74cd6..7c4f77a281 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 # Per contract with Sphinx-Gallery, this method must be available at top level
 try:
-    from pyvista.utilities.sphinx_gallery import _get_sg_image_scraper
+    import pyvista
 
     _HAS_PYVISTA = True
 except ModuleNotFoundError:  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_geometry.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_geometry.py
index 56d1d0faaa..89130286d9 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_geometry.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_geometry.py
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ def merge_polydata(items):
     """Merge list of polydata or unstructured grids"""
 
     # lazy import here for faster module loading
-    try:
-        from pyvista._vtk import vtkAppendPolyData
-    except:
-        from vtk import vtkAppendPolyData
+    from vtkmodules.vtkFiltersCore import vtkAppendPolyData
 
     afilter = vtkAppendPolyData()
     for item in items: