diff --git a/pkg/techprofile/config.go b/pkg/techprofile/config.go
index 3a45af1..9c64bd8 100644
--- a/pkg/techprofile/config.go
+++ b/pkg/techprofile/config.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 package techprofile
 
 import (
-	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/db/model"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/db"
 )
 
 // tech profile default constants
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 	KVStorePort          int
 	KVStoreType          string
 	KVStoreTimeout       int
-	KVBackend            *model.Backend
+	KVBackend            *db.Backend
 	TPKVPathPrefix       string
 	TPFileKVPath         string
 	TPInstanceKVPath     string
diff --git a/pkg/techprofile/tech_profile.go b/pkg/techprofile/tech_profile.go
index ea7b36a..92569f0 100644
--- a/pkg/techprofile/tech_profile.go
+++ b/pkg/techprofile/tech_profile.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/db"
 	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/db/kvstore"
-	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/db/model"
 	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/log"
 	tp_pb "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v2/go/tech_profile"
 )
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 	DownstreamGemPortAttributeList []iGemPortAttribute `json:"downstream_gem_port_attribute_list"`
 }
 
-func (t *TechProfileMgr) SetKVClient() *model.Backend {
+func (t *TechProfileMgr) SetKVClient() *db.Backend {
 	addr := t.config.KVStoreHost + ":" + strconv.Itoa(t.config.KVStorePort)
 	kvClient, err := newKVClient(t.config.KVStoreType, addr, t.config.KVStoreTimeout)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 			})
 		return nil
 	}
-	return &model.Backend{
+	return &db.Backend{
 		Client:     kvClient,
 		StoreType:  t.config.KVStoreType,
 		Host:       t.config.KVStoreHost,
diff --git a/pkg/techprofile/tech_profile_if.go b/pkg/techprofile/tech_profile_if.go
index 0904d7e..3267759 100644
--- a/pkg/techprofile/tech_profile_if.go
+++ b/pkg/techprofile/tech_profile_if.go
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
 package techprofile
 
 import (
-	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/db/model"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v2/pkg/db"
 	tp_pb "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v2/go/tech_profile"
 )
 
 type TechProfileIf interface {
-	SetKVClient() *model.Backend
+	SetKVClient() *db.Backend
 	GetTechProfileInstanceKVPath(techProfiletblID uint32, uniPortName string) string
 	GetTPInstanceFromKVStore(techProfiletblID uint32, path string) (*TechProfile, error)
 	CreateTechProfInstance(techProfiletblID uint32, uniPortName string, intfId uint32) *TechProfile