diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241211-132203.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241211-132203.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de936fbdd47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20241211-132203.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Fix circular dependency
+time: 2024-12-11T13:22:03.637443979-08:00
+custom:
+    Author: dradetsky
+    Issue: 11142
diff --git a/core/dbt/cli/__init__.py b/core/dbt/cli/__init__.py
index 8dc5c408aa2..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/core/dbt/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/core/dbt/cli/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-from .main import cli as dbt_cli  # noqa
diff --git a/core/dbt/config/profile.py b/core/dbt/config/profile.py
index ada7f30711c..f4bee703154 100644
--- a/core/dbt/config/profile.py
+++ b/core/dbt/config/profile.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Tuple
 
 from dbt.adapters.contracts.connection import Credentials, HasCredentials
+from dbt.cli.resolvers import default_profiles_dir
 from dbt.clients.yaml_helper import load_yaml_text
 from dbt.contracts.project import ProfileConfig
 from dbt.events.types import MissingProfileTarget
@@ -164,15 +165,6 @@ def pick_profile_name(
         args_profile_name: Optional[str],
         project_profile_name: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> str:
-        # TODO: Duplicating this method as direct copy of the implementation in dbt.cli.resolvers
-        # dbt.cli.resolvers implementation can't be used because it causes a circular dependency.
-        # This should be removed and use a safe default access on the Flags module when
-        # https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-core/issues/6259 is closed.
-        def default_profiles_dir():
-            from pathlib import Path
-
-            return Path.cwd() if (Path.cwd() / "profiles.yml").exists() else Path.home() / ".dbt"
-
         profile_name = project_profile_name
         if args_profile_name is not None:
             profile_name = args_profile_name