diff --git a/blacs/__main__.py b/blacs/__main__.py
index a796340d..90984433 100644
--- a/blacs/__main__.py
+++ b/blacs/__main__.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 # Queue Manager Code
 from blacs.experiment_queue import QueueManager, QueueTreeview
 # Module containing hardware compatibility:
-import labscript_devices
+from labscript_utils import device_registry
 # Save/restore frontpanel code
 from blacs.front_panel_settings import FrontPanelSettings
 # Notifications system
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def __init__(self,application):
                 self.settings_dict[device_name]["saved_data"] = tab_data[device_name]['data'] if device_name in tab_data else {}
                 # Instantiate the device
                 logger.info('instantiating %s'%device_name)
-                TabClass = labscript_devices.get_BLACS_tab(labscript_device_class_name)
+                TabClass = device_registry.get_BLACS_tab(labscript_device_class_name)
                 self.tablist[device_name] = TabClass(self.tab_widgets[0],self.settings_dict[device_name])
             except Exception:
                 self.failed_device_settings[device_name] = {"front_panel": self.settings_dict[device_name]["front_panel_settings"], "save_data": self.settings_dict[device_name]["saved_data"]}
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 59561545..247c5d06 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.6
 install_requires =
   importlib_metadata
-  labscript_devices>=3.0.0
-  labscript_utils>=3.0.0
+  labscript_utils>=3.1.0b1
   runmanager>=3.0.0
   qtutils>=2.3.2
   setuptools_scm>=4.1.0