diff --git a/.github/workflows/imports.yml b/.github/workflows/doc_lint.yml
similarity index 54%
rename from .github/workflows/imports.yml
rename to .github/workflows/doc_lint.yml
index 7ad315f1b92..1c50a18e19f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/imports.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc_lint.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: Imports
+name: Documentation Lint
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run import check
       run: |
         # We should not encourage imports directly from main init file
-        # Expect for __version__ and hub
-        # And of course expect for this file
-        git grep 'from langchain import' | grep -vE 'from langchain import (__version__|hub)' | grep -v '.github/workflows/check-imports.yml' && exit 1 || exit 0
+        # Expect for hub
+        git grep 'from langchain import' docs | grep -vE 'from langchain import (hub)' && exit 1 || exit 0
diff --git a/libs/langchain/Makefile b/libs/langchain/Makefile
index 14b7ec338c0..bec663579c8 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/Makefile
+++ b/libs/langchain/Makefile
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ lint_diff format_diff: PYTHON_FILES=$(shell git diff --relative=libs/langchain -
 
 lint lint_diff:
 	./scripts/check_pydantic.sh .
+	./scripts/check_imports.sh
 	poetry run ruff .
 	poetry run black $(PYTHON_FILES) --check
 	poetry run mypy $(PYTHON_FILES)
diff --git a/libs/langchain/scripts/check_imports.sh b/libs/langchain/scripts/check_imports.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..2ac2f48bb54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/langchain/scripts/check_imports.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eu
+
+git grep 'from langchain import' langchain | grep -vE 'from langchain import (__version__|hub)' && exit 1 || exit 0
+
+# Pydantic bridge should not import from any other module
+git grep 'from langchain ' langchain/pydantic_v1 && exit 1 || exit 0
+
+# load should not import from anything except itself and pydantic_v1
+git grep 'from langchain' langchain/load | grep -vE 'from langchain.(pydantic_v1)' && exit 1 || exit 0
+
+# utils should not import from anything except itself and pydantic_v1
+git grep 'from langchain' langchain/utils | grep -vE 'from langchain.(pydantic_v1|utils)' && exit 1 || exit 0