diff --git a/xpra/net/bytestreams.py b/xpra/net/bytestreams.py
index 8269428389..f9cb028103 100644
--- a/xpra/net/bytestreams.py
+++ b/xpra/net/bytestreams.py
@@ -677,8 +677,6 @@ def log_new_connection(conn, socket_info="") -> None:
 def get_socket_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
     config = {}
     try:
-        # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
-        from xpra.net.bytestreams import VSOCK_TIMEOUT, SOCKET_TIMEOUT, SOCKET_NODELAY
         config = {
             "vsocket.timeout": VSOCK_TIMEOUT,
             "socket.timeout": SOCKET_TIMEOUT,