diff --git a/earthdiagnostics/datafile.py b/earthdiagnostics/datafile.py
index 54a0c4b109fa5b35a4f938c7f5ebc411c1b9449e..c6e47284b4594415ab2d517c5e3c9c68ec1d4bfd 100644
--- a/earthdiagnostics/datafile.py
+++ b/earthdiagnostics/datafile.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import iris
 import iris.cube
 import iris.coords
 import iris.exceptions
-import iris.experimental.equalise_cubes
 from bscearth.utils.log import Log
 
 from earthdiagnostics.modelingrealm import ModelingRealms
@@ -473,7 +472,7 @@ class DataFile(Publisher):
         )
         if len(cube_list) == 1:
             return
-        iris.experimental.equalise_cubes.equalise_attributes(cube_list)
+        iris.util.equalise_attributes(cube_list)
         iris.util.unify_time_units(cube_list)
         final_cube = cube_list.merge_cube()
         temp = TempFile.get()