1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/app/__init__.py b/synapse/app/__init__.py
index 1bc4279807..9c2b627590 100644
--- a/synapse/app/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/app/__init__.py
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@
 import sys
 sys.dont_write_bytecode = True
 
-from synapse.python_dependencies import (
-    check_requirements, MissingRequirementError
-)  # NOQA
+from synapse import python_dependencies   # noqa: E402
 
 try:
-    check_requirements()
-except MissingRequirementError as e:
+    python_dependencies.check_requirements()
+except python_dependencies.MissingRequirementError as e:
     message = "\n".join([
         "Missing Requirement: %s" % (e.message,),
         "To install run:",