diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index 908b718e1b..0d110ced54 100755
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ from cura.Settings.ExtrudersModel import ExtrudersModel
 from cura.Settings.MaterialSettingsVisibilityHandler import MaterialSettingsVisibilityHandler
 from cura.Settings.ContainerManager import ContainerManager
 from cura.Settings.SidebarCustomMenuItemsModel import SidebarCustomMenuItemsModel
-import cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers
+import cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers
 
 from cura.ObjectsModel import ObjectsModel
 
@@ -368,22 +368,23 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
         # Add empty variant, material and quality containers.
         # Since they are empty, they should never be serialized and instead just programmatically created.
         # We need them to simplify the switching between materials.
-        self.empty_container = cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_container
+        self.empty_container = cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_container
 
-        self._container_registry.addContainer(cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_definition_changes_container)
-        self.empty_definition_changes_container = cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_definition_changes_container
+        self._container_registry.addContainer(
+            cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_definition_changes_container)
+        self.empty_definition_changes_container = cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_definition_changes_container
 
-        self._container_registry.addContainer(cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_variant_container)
-        self.empty_variant_container = cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_variant_container
+        self._container_registry.addContainer(cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_variant_container)
+        self.empty_variant_container = cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_variant_container
 
-        self._container_registry.addContainer(cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_material_container)
-        self.empty_material_container = cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_material_container
+        self._container_registry.addContainer(cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_material_container)
+        self.empty_material_container = cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_material_container
 
-        self._container_registry.addContainer(cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_quality_container)
-        self.empty_quality_container = cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_quality_container
+        self._container_registry.addContainer(cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_quality_container)
+        self.empty_quality_container = cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_quality_container
 
-        self._container_registry.addContainer(cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_quality_changes_container)
-        self.empty_quality_changes_container = cura.CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_quality_changes_container
+        self._container_registry.addContainer(cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_quality_changes_container)
+        self.empty_quality_changes_container = cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_quality_changes_container
 
     # Initializes the version upgrade manager with by providing the paths for each resource type and the latest
     # versions.
diff --git a/cura/CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.py b/cura/CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f5d3e7c59..0000000000
--- a/cura/CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2018 Ultimaker B.V.
-# Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
-
-from UM.Settings.EmptyInstanceContainer import empty_container
-import copy
-
-empty_definition_changes_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
-empty_definition_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", "empty_definition_changes")
-empty_definition_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("type", "definition_changes")
-
-empty_variant_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
-empty_variant_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", "empty_variant")
-empty_variant_container.setMetaDataEntry("type", "variant")
-
-empty_material_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
-empty_material_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", "empty_material")
-empty_material_container.setMetaDataEntry("type", "material")
-
-empty_quality_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
-empty_quality_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", "empty_quality")
-empty_quality_container.setName("Not Supported")
-empty_quality_container.setMetaDataEntry("quality_type", "not_supported")
-empty_quality_container.setMetaDataEntry("type", "quality")
-empty_quality_container.setMetaDataEntry("supported", False)
-
-empty_quality_changes_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
-empty_quality_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", "empty_quality_changes")
-empty_quality_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("type", "quality_changes")
-empty_quality_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("quality_type", "not_supported")
diff --git a/cura/Settings/CuraContainerStack.py b/cura/Settings/CuraContainerStack.py
index dabed97011..c8d1d9e370 100755
--- a/cura/Settings/CuraContainerStack.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/CuraContainerStack.py
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ from UM.Settings.InstanceContainer import InstanceContainer
 from UM.Settings.DefinitionContainer import DefinitionContainer
 from UM.Settings.ContainerRegistry import ContainerRegistry
 from UM.Settings.Interfaces import ContainerInterface, DefinitionContainerInterface
-from UM.Settings.EmptyInstanceContainer import empty_container
-from cura import CuraEmptyInstanceContainers
+from cura.Settings import cura_empty_instance_containers
 
 from . import Exceptions
 
@@ -41,12 +40,12 @@ class CuraContainerStack(ContainerStack):
     def __init__(self, container_id: str) -> None:
         super().__init__(container_id)
 
-        self._empty_instance_container = empty_container #type: InstanceContainer
+        self._empty_instance_container = cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_container #type: InstanceContainer
 
-        self._empty_quality_changes = CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_quality_changes_container #type: InstanceContainer
-        self._empty_quality = CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_quality_container #type: InstanceContainer
-        self._empty_material = CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_material_container #type: InstanceContainer
-        self._empty_variant = CuraEmptyInstanceContainers.empty_variant_container #type: InstanceContainer
+        self._empty_quality_changes = cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_quality_changes_container #type: InstanceContainer
+        self._empty_quality = cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_quality_container #type: InstanceContainer
+        self._empty_material = cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_material_container #type: InstanceContainer
+        self._empty_variant = cura_empty_instance_containers.empty_variant_container #type: InstanceContainer
 
         self._containers = [self._empty_instance_container for i in range(len(_ContainerIndexes.IndexTypeMap))] #type: List[ContainerInterface]
         self._containers[_ContainerIndexes.QualityChanges] = self._empty_quality_changes
diff --git a/cura/Settings/cura_empty_instance_containers.py b/cura/Settings/cura_empty_instance_containers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d76407ed79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cura/Settings/cura_empty_instance_containers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Ultimaker B.V.
+# Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
+
+import copy
+
+from UM.Settings.constant_instance_containers import EMPTY_CONTAINER_ID, empty_container
+
+
+# Empty definition changes
+EMPTY_DEFINITION_CHANGES_CONTAINER_ID = "empty_definition_changes"
+empty_definition_changes_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
+empty_definition_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", EMPTY_DEFINITION_CHANGES_CONTAINER_ID)
+empty_definition_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("type", "definition_changes")
+
+# Empty variant
+EMPTY_VARIANT_CONTAINER_ID = "empty_variant"
+empty_variant_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
+empty_variant_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", EMPTY_VARIANT_CONTAINER_ID)
+empty_variant_container.setMetaDataEntry("type", "variant")
+
+# Empty material
+EMPTY_MATERIAL_CONTAINER_ID = "empty_material"
+empty_material_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
+empty_material_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", EMPTY_MATERIAL_CONTAINER_ID)
+empty_material_container.setMetaDataEntry("type", "material")
+
+# Empty quality
+EMPTY_QUALITY_CONTAINER_ID = "empty_quality"
+empty_quality_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
+empty_quality_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", EMPTY_QUALITY_CONTAINER_ID)
+empty_quality_container.setName("Not Supported")
+empty_quality_container.setMetaDataEntry("quality_type", "not_supported")
+empty_quality_container.setMetaDataEntry("type", "quality")
+empty_quality_container.setMetaDataEntry("supported", False)
+
+# Empty quality changes
+EMPTY_QUALITY_CHANGES_CONTAINER_ID = "empty_quality_changes"
+empty_quality_changes_container = copy.deepcopy(empty_container)
+empty_quality_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("id", EMPTY_QUALITY_CHANGES_CONTAINER_ID)
+empty_quality_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("type", "quality_changes")
+empty_quality_changes_container.setMetaDataEntry("quality_type", "not_supported")
+
+
+__all__ = ["EMPTY_CONTAINER_ID",
+           "empty_container",  # For convenience
+           "EMPTY_DEFINITION_CHANGES_CONTAINER_ID",
+           "empty_definition_changes_container",
+           "EMPTY_VARIANT_CONTAINER_ID",
+           "empty_variant_container",
+           "EMPTY_MATERIAL_CONTAINER_ID",
+           "empty_material_container",
+           "EMPTY_QUALITY_CHANGES_CONTAINER_ID",
+           "empty_quality_changes_container",
+           "EMPTY_QUALITY_CONTAINER_ID",
+           "empty_quality_container"
+           ]
diff --git a/tests/Settings/TestExtruderStack.py b/tests/Settings/TestExtruderStack.py
index b2fa171068..df2e1075d1 100644
--- a/tests/Settings/TestExtruderStack.py
+++ b/tests/Settings/TestExtruderStack.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import UM.Settings.ContainerRegistry #To create empty instance containers.
 import UM.Settings.ContainerStack #To set the container registry the container stacks use.
 from UM.Settings.DefinitionContainer import DefinitionContainer #To check against the class of DefinitionContainer.
 from UM.Settings.InstanceContainer import InstanceContainer #To check against the class of InstanceContainer.
-from UM.Settings.EmptyInstanceContainer import empty_container
 from cura.Settings.Exceptions import InvalidContainerError, InvalidOperationError #To check whether the correct exceptions are raised.
 from cura.Settings.ExtruderManager import ExtruderManager
+from cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers import empty_container
 
 ##  Gets an instance container with a specified container type.
 #
diff --git a/tests/Settings/TestGlobalStack.py b/tests/Settings/TestGlobalStack.py
index 7aba53c4e5..f8052aa4bb 100755
--- a/tests/Settings/TestGlobalStack.py
+++ b/tests/Settings/TestGlobalStack.py
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ from cura.Settings.Exceptions import InvalidContainerError, InvalidOperationErro
 from UM.Settings.DefinitionContainer import DefinitionContainer #To test against the class DefinitionContainer.
 from UM.Settings.InstanceContainer import InstanceContainer #To test against the class InstanceContainer.
 from UM.Settings.SettingInstance import InstanceState
-from UM.Settings.EmptyInstanceContainer import empty_container
 import UM.Settings.ContainerRegistry
 import UM.Settings.ContainerStack
 import UM.Settings.SettingDefinition #To add settings to the definition.
 
+from cura.Settings.cura_empty_instance_containers import empty_container
+
 ##  Gets an instance container with a specified container type.
 #
 #   \param container_type The type metadata for the instance container.