diff --git a/xarray/conventions.py b/xarray/conventions.py
index 105171878c0..042a7f14032 100644
--- a/xarray/conventions.py
+++ b/xarray/conventions.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 
+from xarray.coders import CFDatetimeCoder
 from xarray.coding import strings, times, variables
 from xarray.coding.variables import SerializationWarning, pop_to
 from xarray.core import indexing
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ def encode_cf_variable(
     ensure_not_multiindex(var, name=name)
 
     for coder in [
-        times.CFDatetimeCoder(),
+        CFDatetimeCoder(),
         times.CFTimedeltaCoder(),
         variables.CFScaleOffsetCoder(),
         variables.CFMaskCoder(),
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ def decode_cf_variable(
     var: Variable,
     concat_characters: bool = True,
     mask_and_scale: bool = True,
-    decode_times: bool | times.CFDatetimeCoder = True,
+    decode_times: bool | CFDatetimeCoder = True,
     decode_endianness: bool = True,
     stack_char_dim: bool = True,
     use_cftime: bool | None = None,
@@ -194,25 +195,25 @@ def decode_cf_variable(
         var = times.CFTimedeltaCoder().decode(var, name=name)
     if decode_times:
         # remove checks after end of deprecation cycle
-        if not isinstance(decode_times, times.CFDatetimeCoder):
+        if not isinstance(decode_times, CFDatetimeCoder):
             if use_cftime is not None:
                 from warnings import warn
 
                 warn(
                     "Usage of 'use_cftime' as kwarg is deprecated. "
-                    "Please initialize it with xarray.coders.CFDatetimeCoder and "
+                    "Please initialize it with CFDatetimeCoder and "
                     "'decode_times' kwarg.",
                     DeprecationWarning,
                     stacklevel=2,
                 )
-            decode_times = times.CFDatetimeCoder(use_cftime=use_cftime)
+            decode_times = CFDatetimeCoder(use_cftime=use_cftime)
         else:
             if use_cftime is not None:
                 raise TypeError(
                     "Usage of 'use_cftime' as kwarg is not allowed, "
                     "if 'decode_times' is initialized with "
-                    "xarray.coders.CFDatetimeCoder. Please add 'use_cftime' "
-                    "when initializing xarray.coders.CFDatetimeCoder."
+                    "CFDatetimeCoder. Please add 'use_cftime' "
+                    "when initializing CFDatetimeCoder."
                 )
         var = decode_times.decode(var, name=name)
 
@@ -325,9 +326,7 @@ def decode_cf_variables(
     attributes: T_Attrs,
     concat_characters: bool | Mapping[str, bool] = True,
     mask_and_scale: bool | Mapping[str, bool] = True,
-    decode_times: bool
-    | times.CFDatetimeCoder
-    | Mapping[str, bool | times.CFDatetimeCoder] = True,
+    decode_times: bool | CFDatetimeCoder | Mapping[str, bool | CFDatetimeCoder] = True,
     decode_coords: bool | Literal["coordinates", "all"] = True,
     drop_variables: T_DropVariables = None,
     use_cftime: bool | Mapping[str, bool] | None = None,
@@ -464,7 +463,7 @@ def decode_cf(
     obj: T_DatasetOrAbstractstore,
     concat_characters: bool = True,
     mask_and_scale: bool = True,
-    decode_times: bool | times.CFDatetimeCoder = True,
+    decode_times: bool | CFDatetimeCoder = True,
     decode_coords: bool | Literal["coordinates", "all"] = True,
     drop_variables: T_DropVariables = None,
     use_cftime: bool | None = None,
@@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ def decode_cf(
     mask_and_scale : bool, optional
         Lazily scale (using scale_factor and add_offset) and mask
         (using _FillValue).
-    decode_times : bool or xr.coders.CFDatetimeCoder, optional
+    decode_times : bool or CFDatetimeCoder, optional
         Decode cf times (e.g., integers since "hours since 2000-01-01") to
         np.datetime64.
     decode_coords : bool or {"coordinates", "all"}, optional
@@ -563,7 +562,7 @@ def cf_decoder(
     attributes: T_Attrs,
     concat_characters: bool = True,
     mask_and_scale: bool = True,
-    decode_times: bool | times.CFDatetimeCoder = True,
+    decode_times: bool | CFDatetimeCoder = True,
 ) -> tuple[T_Variables, T_Attrs]:
     """
     Decode a set of CF encoded variables and attributes.
@@ -580,7 +579,7 @@ def cf_decoder(
     mask_and_scale : bool
         Lazily scale (using scale_factor and add_offset) and mask
         (using _FillValue).
-    decode_times : bool | xr.coders.CFDatetimeCoder
+    decode_times : bool | CFDatetimeCoder
         Decode cf times ("hours since 2000-01-01") to np.datetime64.
 
     Returns