diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bpy/__init__.py b/release/scripts/modules/bpy/__init__.py
index 3a2f9bde2c7..b0d2233b380 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/bpy/__init__.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bpy/__init__.py
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ __all__ = (
 from _bpy import types, props, app, data, context
 
 # python modules
-from . import utils, path, ops
+from . import utils, path
 
 # fake operator module
-ops = ops.ops_fake_module
+from .ops import ops_fake_module as ops
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bpy/ops.py b/release/scripts/modules/bpy/ops.py
index 1bdb9eba48c..d3d9255123b 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/bpy/ops.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bpy/ops.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class BPyOps:
 
      bpy.ops
     """
+    __slots__ = ()
 
     def __getattr__(self, module):
         """