diff --git a/medcat-v2/medcat/deid/__init__.py b/medcat-v2/medcat/deid/__init__.py
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+from medcat.utils.import_utils import (
+    ensure_optional_extras_installed as __ensure_deid)
+
+__ensure_deid("medcat", "deid")
+
+from medcat.components.ner.trf.deid import DeIdModel  # noqa
+
+__all__ = ["DeIdModel"]