diff --git a/lib/ansible/template/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/template/__init__.py
index 83734219c2..23300c1f4c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/template/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/template/__init__.py
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ class Templar:
                 ran = None
 
             if ran and not allow_unsafe:
-                from ansible.utils.unsafe_proxy import UnsafeProxy, wrap_var
                 if wantlist:
                     ran = wrap_var(ran)
                 else: