diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/nova.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/nova.py
index ec42dc1d2..f3a7ef734 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/nova.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/nova.py
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
     int_or_none,
     js_to_json,
     strip_or_none,
-    traverse_obj,
     unified_strdate,
     url_or_none,
 )
+from ..utils.traversal import traverse_obj
 
 
 class NovaEmbedIE(InfoExtractor):