diff --git a/pallets/ddc-verification/src/lib.rs b/pallets/ddc-verification/src/lib.rs
index f6331a613..134fd51f3 100644
--- a/pallets/ddc-verification/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallets/ddc-verification/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ use sp_std::{
 	prelude::*,
 };
 pub mod weights;
+use sp_io::hashing::blake2_256;
+
 use crate::weights::WeightInfo;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarks")]
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 			data.extend_from_slice(&self.payers_root.encode());
 			data.extend_from_slice(&self.payees_root.encode());
 			data.extend_from_slice(&self.cluster_usage.encode());
-			sp_core::blake2_256(&data).into()
+			blake2_256(&data).into()
 		}
 	}