diff --git a/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py b/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py
index 88ac2b91a..38755d73f 100644
--- a/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py
+++ b/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 from filelock import FileLock
 
 from documents.file_handling import create_source_path_directory
+from documents.models import Correspondent
+from documents.models import CustomField
+from documents.models import CustomFieldInstance
 from documents.models import Document
+from documents.models import DocumentType
+from documents.models import Note
+from documents.models import Tag
 from documents.parsers import run_convert
 from documents.settings import EXPORTER_ARCHIVE_NAME
 from documents.settings import EXPORTER_FILE_NAME
@@ -30,6 +36,9 @@ from documents.signals.handlers import update_filename_and_move_files
 from documents.utils import copy_file_with_basic_stats
 from paperless import version
 
+if not settings.AUDIT_LOG_DISABLED:
+    from auditlog.registry import auditlog
+
 
 @contextmanager
 def disable_signal(sig, receiver, sender):
@@ -151,6 +160,15 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             receiver=update_filename_and_move_files,
             sender=Document.tags.through,
         ):
+            if not settings.AUDIT_LOG_DISABLED:
+                auditlog.unregister(Document)
+                auditlog.unregister(Correspondent)
+                auditlog.unregister(Tag)
+                auditlog.unregister(DocumentType)
+                auditlog.unregister(Note)
+                auditlog.unregister(CustomField)
+                auditlog.unregister(CustomFieldInstance)
+
             # Fill up the database with whatever is in the manifest
             try:
                 with transaction.atomic():
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_management_exporter.py b/src/documents/tests/test_management_exporter.py
index 1a79f9949..8e2f1758c 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_management_exporter.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_management_exporter.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
 from zipfile import ZipFile
 
-from auditlog.models import LogEntry
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
@@ -123,19 +122,6 @@ class TestExportImport(DirectoriesMixin, FileSystemAssertsMixin, TestCase):
         self.workflow.actions.add(self.action)
         self.workflow.save()
 
-        LogEntry.objects.log_create(
-            instance=self.dt1,
-            changes=json.dumps(
-                {
-                    "name": [
-                        self.dt1.name,
-                        "New name",
-                    ],
-                },
-            ),
-            action=LogEntry.Action.UPDATE,
-        )
-
         super().setUp()
 
     def _get_document_from_manifest(self, manifest, id):