diff --git a/homeassistant/components/datadog/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/datadog/__init__.py
index 5517e41d5c6..adb8bb1f95c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/datadog/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/datadog/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Support for sending data to Datadog."""
 import logging
 
+from datadog import initialize, statsd
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.const import (
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
 
 def setup(hass, config):
     """Set up the Datadog component."""
-    from datadog import initialize, statsd
 
     conf = config[DOMAIN]
     host = conf.get(CONF_HOST)