diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/retrievers/self_query/base.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/retrievers/self_query/base.py
index 47a34815f1..14773ee1e5 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/retrievers/self_query/base.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/retrievers/self_query/base.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from langchain_community.vectorstores import (
     MyScale,
     OpenSearchVectorSearch,
     PGVector,
-    Pinecone,
     Qdrant,
     Redis,
     SupabaseVectorStore,
@@ -27,6 +26,9 @@ from langchain_community.vectorstores import (
 from langchain_community.vectorstores import (
     ElasticsearchStore as ElasticsearchStoreCommunity,
 )
+from langchain_community.vectorstores import (
+    Pinecone as CommunityPinecone,
+)
 from langchain_core.callbacks.manager import (
     AsyncCallbackManagerForRetrieverRun,
     CallbackManagerForRetrieverRun,
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ def _get_builtin_translator(vectorstore: VectorStore) -> Visitor:
     BUILTIN_TRANSLATORS: Dict[Type[VectorStore], Type[Visitor]] = {
         AstraDB: AstraDBTranslator,
         PGVector: PGVectorTranslator,
-        Pinecone: PineconeTranslator,
+        CommunityPinecone: PineconeTranslator,
         Chroma: ChromaTranslator,
         DashVector: DashvectorTranslator,
         Dingo: DingoDBTranslator,
@@ -107,19 +109,27 @@ def _get_builtin_translator(vectorstore: VectorStore) -> Visitor:
     else:
         try:
             from langchain_astradb.vectorstores import AstraDBVectorStore
-
-            if isinstance(vectorstore, AstraDBVectorStore):
-                return AstraDBTranslator()
         except ImportError:
             pass
+        else:
+            if isinstance(vectorstore, AstraDBVectorStore):
+                return AstraDBTranslator()
 
         try:
             from langchain_elasticsearch.vectorstores import ElasticsearchStore
-
-            if isinstance(vectorstore, ElasticsearchStore):
-                return ElasticsearchTranslator()
         except ImportError:
             pass
+        else:
+            if isinstance(vectorstore, ElasticsearchStore):
+                return ElasticsearchTranslator()
+
+        try:
+            from langchain_pinecone import Pinecone
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            if isinstance(vectorstore, Pinecone):
+                return PineconeTranslator()
 
         raise ValueError(
             f"Self query retriever with Vector Store type {vectorstore.__class__}"