diff --git a/datalad_next/consts/__init__.py b/datalad_next/consts/__init__.py
index 2d2e4876..b847d50e 100644
--- a/datalad_next/consts/__init__.py
+++ b/datalad_next/consts/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
   ``True`` if executed on the Windows platform.
 """
 
+__all__ = [
+    'COPY_BUFSIZE',
+    'PRE_INIT_COMMIT_SHA',
+    'on_linux',
+    'on_windows',
+]
+
 # import from "utils", but these really are constants
 from datalad.utils import (
     on_linux,
@@ -29,4 +36,4 @@
     # from PY3.10
     COPY_BUFSIZE = 1024 * 1024 if on_windows else 64 * 1024
 
-from datalad.consts import PRE_INIT_COMMIT_SHA
+from datalad_core.consts import PRE_INIT_COMMIT_SHA