diff --git a/dev_tools/docs/nxdl.py b/dev_tools/docs/nxdl.py
index 109ec5d872..672dcb3624 100755
--- a/dev_tools/docs/nxdl.py
+++ b/dev_tools/docs/nxdl.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from ..globals.errors import NXDLParseError
 from ..globals.nxdl import NXDL_NAMESPACE
 from ..globals.urls import REPO_URL
-from ..utils import nxdl_utils as pynxtools_nxlib
+from ..utils.nxdl_utils import get_inherited_nodes
 from ..utils.github import get_file_contributors_via_api
 from ..utils.types import PathLike
 from .anchor_list import AnchorRegistry
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ def get_first_parent_ref(self, path, tag):
         path = path[path.find("/", 1) :]
 
         try:
-            parents = pynxtools_nxlib.get_inherited_nodes(path, nx_name)[2]
+            parents = get_inherited_nodes(path, nx_name)[2]
         except FileNotFoundError:
             return ""
         if len(parents) > 1:
diff --git a/dev_tools/utils/nxdl_utils.py b/dev_tools/utils/nxdl_utils.py
index 169d0be039..7cabf34fd3 100644
--- a/dev_tools/utils/nxdl_utils.py
+++ b/dev_tools/utils/nxdl_utils.py
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ def get_nexus_definitions_path():
 
 def get_app_defs_names():
     """Returns all the AppDef names without their extension: .nxdl.xml"""
-    app_def_path_glob = nexus_def_path / "applications" / "*.nxdl*"
+    app_def_path_glob = nexus_def_path / "applications" / "*.nxdl.xml"
 
-    contrib_def_path_glob = Path(nexus_def_path) / "contributed_definitions" / "*.nxdl*"
+    contrib_def_path_glob = Path(nexus_def_path) / "contributed_definitions" / "*.nxdl.xml"
 
     files = sorted(glob(str(app_def_path_glob)))
     for nexus_file in sorted(glob(str(contrib_def_path_glob))):