diff --git a/weave/legacy/arrow/list_.py b/weave/legacy/arrow/list_.py
index 6db149220d57..f8a7f09bbb3b 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/arrow/list_.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/arrow/list_.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 from weave import (
     errors,
-    ref_base,
     ref_util,
     weave_internal,
 )
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@
     op_def,
     op_def_type,
     node_ref,
+    ref_base,
 )
 from weave.legacy.arrow.arrow import (
     ArrowWeaveListType,
diff --git a/weave/legacy/artifact_base.py b/weave/legacy/artifact_base.py
index 9e62e34fa83e..02b2e35d2132 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/artifact_base.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/artifact_base.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import typing
 
 from weave import weave_types as types
-from weave import ref_base
+from weave.legacy import ref_base
 
 
 class Artifact:
diff --git a/weave/legacy/artifact_fs.py b/weave/legacy/artifact_fs.py
index b753b5019748..f09e110e6123 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/artifact_fs.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/artifact_fs.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 import os
 import typing
 
-from weave import errors, ref_base, ref_util
+from weave import errors, ref_util
 from weave import weave_types as types
-from weave.legacy import artifact_base, file_base, object_context, uris
+from weave.legacy import artifact_base, file_base, object_context, ref_base, uris
 from weave.legacy.language_features.tagging import tag_store
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
diff --git a/weave/legacy/artifact_mem.py b/weave/legacy/artifact_mem.py
index 5e6f63f9159a..58471d6460f4 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/artifact_mem.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/artifact_mem.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from . import artifact_base
 from weave import weave_types as types
 from weave import errors
-from weave import ref_base
+from weave.legacy import ref_base
 
 
 class MemArtifact(artifact_base.Artifact):
diff --git a/weave/legacy/execute.py b/weave/legacy/execute.py
index 916d9646f825..8c9bb02475e8 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/execute.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/execute.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 from weave import (
     environment,
     errors,
-    ref_base,
 )
 from weave import weave_types as types
 
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@
 from weave.legacy import (
     engine_trace,
     parallelism,
+    ref_base,
     registry_mem,
     box,
     compile,
diff --git a/weave/legacy/execute_fast.py b/weave/legacy/execute_fast.py
index 91a8e640b5b5..f4b571c86eae 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/execute_fast.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/execute_fast.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 from weave import (
     errors,
-    ref_base,
     weave_internal,
 )
 from weave import weave_types as types
 from weave.legacy import (
     engine_trace,
+    ref_base,
     registry_mem,
     box,
     compile,
diff --git a/weave/legacy/graph_mapper.py b/weave/legacy/graph_mapper.py
index 8e0b6cce6269..f2c68399433f 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/graph_mapper.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/graph_mapper.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from weave import ref_base
+from weave.legacy import ref_base
 from weave import weave_types as types
 from weave.legacy import graph, mappers, node_ref
 from weave.legacy import mappers_python_def as mappers_python
diff --git a/weave/legacy/mappers_arrow.py b/weave/legacy/mappers_arrow.py
index 6b3ed3765776..2f1ca904ef17 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/mappers_arrow.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/mappers_arrow.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import pyarrow as pa
 
-from weave import errors, ref_base
+from weave import errors
 from weave import weave_types as types
 from weave.legacy import (
     arrow_util,
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     mappers_weave,
     node_ref,
     partial_object,
+    ref_base,
 )
 from weave.legacy import mappers_python_def as mappers_python
 from weave.legacy.arrow import arrow
diff --git a/weave/legacy/mappers_publisher.py b/weave/legacy/mappers_publisher.py
index f9facd494e72..2e57541b60e4 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/mappers_publisher.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/mappers_publisher.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import dataclasses
 import typing
 
-from weave import errors, ref_base, storage, weave_internal
+from weave import errors, storage, weave_internal
 from weave import weave_types as types
 from weave.legacy.node_ref import ref_to_node
 
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     graph,
     mappers,
     mappers_python_def,
+    ref_base,
 )
 from weave.legacy.artifact_wandb import likely_commit_hash
 from weave.legacy.language_features.tagging import tag_store, tagged_value_type
diff --git a/weave/legacy/mappers_python_def.py b/weave/legacy/mappers_python_def.py
index 40359e01d8c9..88a38b59af1c 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/mappers_python_def.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/mappers_python_def.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import math
 import typing
 
-from weave import errors, ref_base, storage
+from weave import errors, storage
 from weave import weave_types as types
 from weave.legacy import (
     artifact_fs,
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     mappers,
     mappers_python,
     mappers_weave,
+    ref_base,
     val_const,
 )
 from weave.legacy import timestamp as weave_timestamp
diff --git a/weave/legacy/node_ref.py b/weave/legacy/node_ref.py
index 9c19030ba8f4..47edbc6804bf 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/node_ref.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/node_ref.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from weave.legacy import graph
 
-from .. import ref_base
+from . import ref_base
 
 # Notes for the future:
 # - I added list.lookup to lookup rows in a list by ID. I think we probably should
diff --git a/weave/legacy/object_context.py b/weave/legacy/object_context.py
index 836fd054151b..b8d916063e27 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/object_context.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/object_context.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from weave import ref_base
+    from weave.legacy import ref_base
 from weave import weave_types as types
 from weave.legacy import box, uris
 
diff --git a/weave/legacy/ops_primitives/artifacts.py b/weave/legacy/ops_primitives/artifacts.py
index d48f86d9da2f..d05c9223c8b3 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/ops_primitives/artifacts.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/ops_primitives/artifacts.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 import typing
 
 from weave.query_api import op
-from weave import ref_base, types
-from weave.legacy import artifact_fs
+from weave import types
+from weave.legacy import artifact_fs, ref_base
 from weave.legacy.artifact_local import WORKING_DIR_PREFIX, LocalArtifact
 
 
diff --git a/weave/legacy/ops_primitives/weave_api.py b/weave/legacy/ops_primitives/weave_api.py
index 33ace6416b4d..d59113a29977 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/ops_primitives/weave_api.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/ops_primitives/weave_api.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 from weave import (
     errors,
-    ref_base,
     storage,
     weave_internal,
 )
 from weave import weave_types as types
 from weave.query_api import mutation, op, weave_class
 from weave.legacy import (
+    ref_base,
     registry_mem,
     artifact_fs,
     artifact_local,
diff --git a/weave/ref_base.py b/weave/legacy/ref_base.py
similarity index 96%
rename from weave/ref_base.py
rename to weave/legacy/ref_base.py
index 120ff9fed6d7..e7742d9eb655 100644
--- a/weave/ref_base.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/ref_base.py
@@ -6,19 +6,18 @@
 from typing import Sequence
 
 from weave.client_context import weave_client as weave_client_context
-from weave.legacy import box, context_state, object_context
+from weave.legacy import box, context_state, object_context, uris
 from weave.legacy.language_features.tagging import tag_store
 
-from . import errors
-from . import weave_types as types
-from .legacy import uris
+from .. import errors
+from .. import weave_types as types
 
 # We store Refs here if we can't attach them directly to the object
 REFS: weakref.WeakValueDictionary[int, "Ref"] = weakref.WeakValueDictionary()
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from . import weave_types as types
-    from .trace import weave_client
+    from .. import weave_types as types
+    from ..trace import weave_client
 
 
 def _map_to_ref_strs(obj: typing.Any) -> typing.Any:
diff --git a/weave/legacy/show.py b/weave/legacy/show.py
index df57367e12f7..92ae3f7cf169 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/show.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/show.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 from IPython.display import IFrame, display
 
-from weave.legacy import artifact_fs, context, graph, ops, node_ref, panel
-from weave import errors, ref_base, storage, util
+from weave.legacy import artifact_fs, context, graph, ops, node_ref, panel, ref_base
+from weave import errors, storage, util
 from . import usage_analytics
 from .. import weave_types as types
 from . import weavejs_fixes
diff --git a/weave/legacy/trace_legacy.py b/weave/legacy/trace_legacy.py
index 3264585672d7..3d9e6529cc48 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/trace_legacy.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/trace_legacy.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from weave.legacy import artifact_local, graph, runs
 
-from .. import ref_base
+from . import ref_base
 from . import errors
 from .. import weave_types as types
 
diff --git a/weave/legacy/trace_local.py b/weave/legacy/trace_local.py
index bc1376d5e353..b210d313b094 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/trace_local.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/trace_local.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 from typing import Mapping
 
 from weave.legacy import artifact_local, graph, op_def, op_policy, runs
+from . import ref_base
 
 from .. import (
-    ref_base,
     storage,
     weave_internal,
 )
diff --git a/weave/legacy/uris.py b/weave/legacy/uris.py
index dc1e562b80ea..7ce5150f23bd 100644
--- a/weave/legacy/uris.py
+++ b/weave/legacy/uris.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from .. import errors
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .. import ref_base
+    from . import ref_base
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
diff --git a/weave/query_api.py b/weave/query_api.py
index 908c7e526fb9..9f2140b84160 100644
--- a/weave/query_api.py
+++ b/weave/query_api.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from weave.legacy import graph_mapper as _graph_mapper
 
 from . import storage as _storage
-from . import ref_base as _ref_base
+from .legacy import ref_base as _ref_base
 from weave.legacy import wandb_api as _wandb_api
 
 from . import weave_internal as _weave_internal
diff --git a/weave/ref_util.py b/weave/ref_util.py
index d2adf5a005fb..968a584ca61b 100644
--- a/weave/ref_util.py
+++ b/weave/ref_util.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def val_with_relative_ref(
 ) -> typing.Any:
     from weave.legacy import context_state
 
-    from . import ref_base
+    from .legacy import ref_base
 
     # If we already have a ref, resolve it
     if isinstance(child_object, ref_base.Ref):
diff --git a/weave/storage.py b/weave/storage.py
index 8f0336d37c86..c87c1db40605 100644
--- a/weave/storage.py
+++ b/weave/storage.py
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
     box,
     graph,
     mappers_python,
+    ref_base,
     timestamp,
 )
 
-from . import errors, ref_base
+from . import errors
 from . import weave_types as types
 
 Ref = ref_base.Ref
diff --git a/weave/tests/legacy/test_mutation2.py b/weave/tests/legacy/test_mutation2.py
index 9fe786a35787..d344f10b0f9f 100644
--- a/weave/tests/legacy/test_mutation2.py
+++ b/weave/tests/legacy/test_mutation2.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import weave
-from weave import ref_base
-from weave.legacy import uris
+from weave.legacy import ref_base, uris
 
 from ... import weave_internal
 
diff --git a/weave/tests/legacy/test_wb_end_to_end.py b/weave/tests/legacy/test_wb_end_to_end.py
index 1529cfff6553..2232079248dc 100644
--- a/weave/tests/legacy/test_wb_end_to_end.py
+++ b/weave/tests/legacy/test_wb_end_to_end.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def _test_basic_publish(user_fixture):
         uri
         == f"wandb-artifact:///{user_fixture.username}/weave/list:0cdf3358dc939f961ca9/obj"
     )
-    assert weave.ref_base.Ref.from_str(uri).get() == [1, 2, 3]
+    assert weave.legacy.ref_base.Ref.from_str(uri).get() == [1, 2, 3]
 
 
 # Example of end to end integration test
diff --git a/weave/tests/trace/test_evaluate.py b/weave/tests/trace/test_evaluate.py
index 0af269f1c888..b855eea3def5 100644
--- a/weave/tests/trace/test_evaluate.py
+++ b/weave/tests/trace/test_evaluate.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 import weave
-from weave import Dataset, Evaluation, Model, ref_base
+from weave import Dataset, Evaluation, Model
 from weave.flow.scorer import MultiTaskBinaryClassificationF1
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.webtest
diff --git a/weave/tests/trace/test_weaveflow.py b/weave/tests/trace/test_weaveflow.py
index ca3218dc98fb..a41f4eba9d4a 100644
--- a/weave/tests/trace/test_weaveflow.py
+++ b/weave/tests/trace/test_weaveflow.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from pydantic import Field
 
 import weave
-from weave import ref_base
+from weave.legacy import ref_base
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.trace
 
diff --git a/weave/trace/box.py b/weave/trace/box.py
index 6662aedc113b..1c39bf5e39fe 100644
--- a/weave/trace/box.py
+++ b/weave/trace/box.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 
-from weave.ref_base import Ref
+from weave.legacy.ref_base import Ref
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
diff --git a/weave/trace/weave_client.py b/weave/trace/weave_client.py
index ce2ea38eea1c..32a382f59990 100644
--- a/weave/trace/weave_client.py
+++ b/weave/trace/weave_client.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 )
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .. import ref_base
+    from ..legacy import ref_base
 
 
 # Controls if objects can have refs to projects not the WeaveClient project.
diff --git a/weave/weave_types.py b/weave/weave_types.py
index bee5df4bd115..039b7377c1ab 100644
--- a/weave/weave_types.py
+++ b/weave/weave_types.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def type_class_of(obj):
 
     @staticmethod
     def type_of(obj: typing.Any) -> "Type":
-        from . import ref_base
+        from weave.legacy import ref_base
 
         if (
             context_state.ref_tracking_enabled()
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ def _is_assignable_to(self, other_type) -> typing.Optional[bool]:
         return None
 
     def save_instance(self, obj, artifact, name):
-        from . import ref_base
+        from weave.legacy import ref_base
 
         obj_ref = ref_base.get_ref(obj)
         if obj_ref is None: