diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index fef227411..f7630655f 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import pyperclip
 from PIL import Image, ImageGrab
 
 from aider import models, prompts, voice
+from aider.format_settings import format_settings, scrub_sensitive_info
 from aider.help import Help, install_help_extra
 from aider.llm import litellm
 from aider.run_cmd import run_cmd
@@ -1075,8 +1076,6 @@ class Commands:
 
     def cmd_settings(self, args):
         "Print out the current settings"
-        from aider.format_settings import format_settings
-
         settings = format_settings(self.parser, self.args)
         self.io.tool_output(settings)