diff --git a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/multisig/notice.py b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/multisig/notice.py
index a442eab0c..70902b2fb 100644
--- a/src/keri/app/cli/commands/multisig/notice.py
+++ b/src/keri/app/cli/commands/multisig/notice.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 from keri.app import habbing, forwarding, grouping
 from keri.app.cli.common import existing
-from keri.core import coring
 from keri.core.coring import Ilks
+from keri.core import serdering
 
 logger = help.ogler.getLogger()
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def noticeDo(self, tymth, tock=0.0):
             (smids, rmids) = hab.members()
             serder = hab.kever.serder
             rot = hab.makeOwnEvent(sn=hab.kever.sn)
-            eserder = coring.Serder(raw=rot)
+            eserder = serdering.SerderKERI(raw=rot)
             del rot[:eserder.size]
 
             ilk = serder.ked['t']
diff --git a/src/keri/db/basing.py b/src/keri/db/basing.py
index c652646a8..cd2193062 100644
--- a/src/keri/db/basing.py
+++ b/src/keri/db/basing.py
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ def cloneEvtMsg(self, pre, fn, dig):
                                       count=1).qb64b)
             atc.extend(couple)
         elif self.kevers[pre].delegated:
-            if coring.SerderKERI(raw=raw).estive:
+            if serdering.SerderKERI(raw=raw).estive:
                 raise kering.MissingEntryError("Missing delegator anchor seal for dig={}.".format(dig))
 
         # add trans receipts quadruples to attachments