diff --git a/homeassistant/components/thingspeak/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/thingspeak/__init__.py
index 0893b3311bb..1870a317752 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/thingspeak/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/thingspeak/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import logging
 
 from requests.exceptions import RequestException
+import thingspeak
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.const import (
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
 
 def setup(hass, config):
     """Set up the Thingspeak environment."""
-    import thingspeak
 
     conf = config[DOMAIN]
     api_key = conf.get(CONF_API_KEY)