diff --git a/beets/dbcore/query.py b/beets/dbcore/query.py
index ae8e0ddf6..49d7f6428 100644
--- a/beets/dbcore/query.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/query.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from re import Pattern
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generic, TypeVar, Union
 
 from beets import util
+from beets.util.units import raw_seconds_short
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from beets.dbcore.db import AnyModel, Model
@@ -892,7 +893,7 @@ class DurationQuery(NumericQuery):
         if not s:
             return None
         try:
-            return util.raw_seconds_short(s)
+            return raw_seconds_short(s)
         except ValueError:
             try:
                 return float(s)
diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index 7b22c2462..12a8d6875 100755
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ def import_func(lib, opts, args: list[str]):
 
     if opts.library:
         query = args
-        paths = []
+        byte_paths = []
     else:
         query = None
         paths = args