diff --git a/src/instructlab/sdg/generate_data.py b/src/instructlab/sdg/generate_data.py
index 7fd41cd4..4bbd9ac5 100644
--- a/src/instructlab/sdg/generate_data.py
+++ b/src/instructlab/sdg/generate_data.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
     chunk_document,
     max_seed_example_tokens,
     num_chars_from_tokens,
-    read_taxonomy,
 )
 from jinja2 import Template
 from rouge_score import rouge_scorer
 import click
+import instructlab.utils
 import tqdm
 
 # First Party
@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ def get_instructions_from_model(
     return instruction_data, discarded
 
 
+def read_taxonomy(*args, **kwargs):
+    return instructlab.utils.read_taxonomy(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
 def generate_data(
     logger,
     api_base,