diff --git a/cdist/__init__.py b/cdist/__init__.py
index c673b3ba..279fd502 100644
--- a/cdist/__init__.py
+++ b/cdist/__init__.py
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ REMOTE_COPY = "scp -o User=root -q"
 REMOTE_EXEC = "ssh -o User=root"
 REMOTE_CMDS_CLEANUP_PATTERN = "ssh -o User=root -O exit -S {}"
 
+ORDER_DEP_STATE_NAME = 'order_dep_state'
+TYPEORDER_DEP_NAME = 'typeorder_dep'
+
 
 class Error(Exception):
     """Base exception class for this project"""
diff --git a/cdist/core/manifest.py b/cdist/core/manifest.py
index 16dec465..84bc813f 100644
--- a/cdist/core/manifest.py
+++ b/cdist/core/manifest.py
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@ class Manifest(object):
 
     """
 
-    ORDER_DEP_STATE_NAME = 'order_dep_state'
-    TYPEORDER_DEP_NAME = 'typeorder_dep'
-
     def __init__(self, target_host, local, dry_run=False):
         self.target_host = target_host
         self.local = local
@@ -227,8 +224,8 @@ class Manifest(object):
                 os.remove(os.path.join(self.local.base_path, fname))
             except FileNotFoundError:
                 pass
-        _rm_file(Manifest.ORDER_DEP_STATE_NAME)
-        _rm_file(Manifest.TYPEORDER_DEP_NAME)
+        _rm_file(cdist.ORDER_DEP_STATE_NAME)
+        _rm_file(cdist.TYPEORDER_DEP_NAME)
 
     def env_py_type_manifest(self, cdist_object):
         env = os.environ.copy()
diff --git a/cdist/emulator.py b/cdist/emulator.py
index 7dc24a83..00060a10 100644
--- a/cdist/emulator.py
+++ b/cdist/emulator.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import sys
 import cdist
 from cdist import core
 from cdist import flock
-from cdist.core.manifest import Manifest
 import cdist.util.python_type_util as pytype_util
 from cdist.core.pytypes import get_pytype_class
 import inspect
@@ -87,9 +86,9 @@ class Emulator(object):
         self.typeorder_path = os.path.join(self.global_path, "typeorder")
 
         self.typeorder_dep_path = os.path.join(self.global_path,
-                                               Manifest.TYPEORDER_DEP_NAME)
+                                               cdist.TYPEORDER_DEP_NAME)
         self.order_dep_state_path = os.path.join(self.global_path,
-                                                 Manifest.ORDER_DEP_STATE_NAME)
+                                                 cdist.ORDER_DEP_STATE_NAME)
 
         self.type_name = os.path.basename(argv[0])
         self.cdist_type = core.CdistType(self.type_base_path, self.type_name)