diff --git a/frappe/desk/form/document_follow.py b/frappe/desk/form/document_follow.py
index f5ace4d732..f5e5c0ca9b 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/form/document_follow.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/form/document_follow.py
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ def get_version(doctype, doc_name, frequency, user):
 	return timeline
 
 def get_comments(doctype, doc_name, frequency, user):
+	from html2text import html2text
+
 	timeline = []
 	filters = get_filters("reference_name", doc_name, frequency, user)
 	comments = frappe.get_all("Comment",
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ def get_comments(doctype, doc_name, frequency, user):
 			"time": comment.modified,
 			"data": {
 				"time": time,
-				"comment": frappe.utils.html2text(str(comment.content)),
+				"comment": html2text(str(comment.content)),
 				"by": by
 			},
 			"doctype": doctype,
@@ -197,6 +199,8 @@ def get_follow_users(doctype, doc_name):
 	)
 
 def get_row_changed(row_changed, time, doctype, doc_name, v):
+	from html2text import html2text
+
 	items = []
 	for d in row_changed:
 		d[2] = d[2] if d[2] else ' '
@@ -209,8 +213,8 @@ def get_row_changed(row_changed, time, doctype, doc_name, v):
 					"table_field": d[0],
 					"row": str(d[1]),
 					"field": d[3][0][0],
-					"from": frappe.utils.html2text(str(d[3][0][1])),
-					"to": frappe.utils.html2text(str(d[3][0][2]))
+					"from": html2text(str(d[3][0][1])),
+					"to": html2text(str(d[3][0][2]))
 				},
 			"doctype": doctype,
 			"doc_name": doc_name,
@@ -236,6 +240,8 @@ def get_added_row(added, time, doctype, doc_name, v):
 	return items
 
 def get_field_changed(changed, time, doctype, doc_name, v):
+	from html2text import html2text
+
 	items = []
 	for d in changed:
 		d[1] = d[1] if d[1] else ' '
@@ -246,8 +252,8 @@ def get_field_changed(changed, time, doctype, doc_name, v):
 			"data": {
 					"time": time,
 					"field": d[0],
-					"from": frappe.utils.html2text(str(d[1])),
-					"to": frappe.utils.html2text(str(d[2]))
+					"from": html2text(str(d[1])),
+					"to": html2text(str(d[2]))
 				},
 			"doctype": doctype,
 			"doc_name": doc_name,
diff --git a/frappe/utils/data.py b/frappe/utils/data.py
index 8cb572a381..4058adfd45 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/data.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/data.py
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ def getdate(string_date=None):
 		), title=frappe._('Invalid Date'))
 
 def get_datetime(datetime_str=None):
+	from dateutil import parser
+
 	if datetime_str is None:
 		return now_datetime()