diff --git a/homeassistant/components/canary/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/canary/sensor.py
index 6bb01c9d1148..67654c99f3eb 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/canary/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/canary/sensor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Support for Canary sensors."""
+from canary.api import SensorType
 
 from homeassistant.const import TEMP_CELSIUS
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
@@ -103,8 +104,6 @@ def update(self):
         """Get the latest state of the sensor."""
         self._data.update()
 
-        from canary.api import SensorType
-
         canary_sensor_type = None
         if self._sensor_type[0] == "air_quality":
             canary_sensor_type = SensorType.AIR_QUALITY