diff --git a/newrelic/core/agent_protocol.py b/newrelic/core/agent_protocol.py
index 4cb48d172..b661fd0ca 100644
--- a/newrelic/core/agent_protocol.py
+++ b/newrelic/core/agent_protocol.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     json_encode,
     serverless_payload_encode,
 )
-from newrelic.common.otlp_utils import OTLP_CONTENT_TYPE
 from newrelic.common.utilization import (
     AWSUtilization,
     AzureUtilization,
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
     global_settings_dump,
 )
 from newrelic.core.internal_metrics import internal_count_metric
-from newrelic.core.otlp_utils import otlp_encode
+from newrelic.core.otlp_utils import OTLP_CONTENT_TYPE, otlp_encode
 from newrelic.network.exceptions import (
     DiscardDataForRequest,
     ForceAgentDisconnect,