diff --git a/frappe/utils/change_log.py b/frappe/utils/change_log.py
index f1a6f82dd1..83310567a6 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/change_log.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/change_log.py
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ def check_release_on_github(
 	owner: str, repo: str, current_version: Version
 ) -> tuple[Version, str] | tuple[None, None]:
 	"""Check the latest release for a repo URL on GitHub."""
-	import requests
 
 	if not owner:
 		raise ValueError("Owner cannot be empty")
@@ -374,11 +373,7 @@ def show_update_popup():
 					"""
 			if release_links:
 				message = _("New {} releases for the following apps are available").format(_(update_type))
-				update_message += (
-					"<div class='new-version-log'>{}<div class='new-version-links'>{}</div></div>".format(
-						message, release_links
-					)
-				)
+				update_message += f"<div class='new-version-log'>{message}<div class='new-version-links'>{release_links}</div></div>"
 
 	primary_action = None
 	if on_frappecloud():