diff --git a/core/dbt/artifacts/schemas/run/v5/run.py b/core/dbt/artifacts/schemas/run/v5/run.py
index 47cc0cb3b87..089113f1336 100644
--- a/core/dbt/artifacts/schemas/run/v5/run.py
+++ b/core/dbt/artifacts/schemas/run/v5/run.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 
 
-from dbt.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX
 from dbt.artifacts.resources import CompiledResource
 from dbt.artifacts.schemas.base import (
     BaseArtifactMetadata,
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
     ExecutionResult,
 )
 from dbt_common.clients.system import write_json
+from dbt_common.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX
 from dbt.exceptions import scrub_secrets
 
 
diff --git a/core/dbt/config/renderer.py b/core/dbt/config/renderer.py
index eee740893b8..2d97c55b7dd 100644
--- a/core/dbt/config/renderer.py
+++ b/core/dbt/config/renderer.py
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 
 from dbt.clients.jinja import get_rendered
 from dbt_common.clients.jinja import catch_jinja
-from dbt.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX, DEPENDENCIES_FILE_NAME
+from dbt.constants import DEPENDENCIES_FILE_NAME, SECRET_PLACEHOLDER
 from dbt.context.target import TargetContext
-from dbt.context.secret import SecretContext, SECRET_PLACEHOLDER
+from dbt.context.secret import SecretContext
 from dbt.context.base import BaseContext
 from dbt.adapters.contracts.connection import HasCredentials
 from dbt.exceptions import DbtProjectError
+from dbt_common.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX
 from dbt_common.context import get_invocation_context
 from dbt_common.exceptions import CompilationError, RecursionError
 from dbt_common.utils import deep_map_render
diff --git a/core/dbt/constants.py b/core/dbt/constants.py
index 31e4d833185..feaf0957746 100644
--- a/core/dbt/constants.py
+++ b/core/dbt/constants.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# TODO: remove SECRET_ENV_PREFIX and import from dbt_common
-SECRET_ENV_PREFIX = "DBT_ENV_SECRET_"
 DEFAULT_ENV_PLACEHOLDER = "DBT_DEFAULT_PLACEHOLDER"
 
+SECRET_PLACEHOLDER = "$$$DBT_SECRET_START$$${}$$$DBT_SECRET_END$$$"
+
 MAXIMUM_SEED_SIZE = 1 * 1024 * 1024
 MAXIMUM_SEED_SIZE_NAME = "1MB"
 
diff --git a/core/dbt/context/base.py b/core/dbt/context/base.py
index 5ee266f8b6a..cfa5523ab06 100644
--- a/core/dbt/context/base.py
+++ b/core/dbt/context/base.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from dbt import utils
 from dbt.clients.jinja import get_rendered
 from dbt.clients.yaml_helper import yaml, safe_load, SafeLoader, Loader, Dumper  # noqa: F401
-from dbt.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX, DEFAULT_ENV_PLACEHOLDER
+from dbt.constants import DEFAULT_ENV_PLACEHOLDER, SECRET_PLACEHOLDER
 from dbt.contracts.graph.nodes import Resource
 from dbt.exceptions import (
     SecretEnvVarLocationError,
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     ZipStrictWrongTypeError,
 )
 from dbt_common.context import get_invocation_context
+from dbt_common.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX
 from dbt_common.exceptions.macros import MacroReturn
 from dbt_common.events.functions import fire_event, get_invocation_id
 from dbt.events.types import JinjaLogInfo, JinjaLogDebug
@@ -561,12 +562,10 @@ def log(msg: str, info: bool = False) -> str:
               {{ log("Running some_macro: " ~ arg1 ~ ", " ~ arg2) }}
             {% endmacro %}"
         """
-        # Now, detect instances of the placeholder value ($$$DBT_SECRET_START...DBT_SECRET_END$$$)
-        # and replace them with the standard mask '*****'
+        # Detect instances of the placeholder value ($$$DBT_SECRET_START...DBT_SECRET_END$$$)
+        # and replace it with the standard mask '*****'
         if "DBT_SECRET_START" in str(msg):
             search_group = f"({SECRET_ENV_PREFIX}(.*))"
-            from dbt.context.secret import SECRET_PLACEHOLDER
-
             pattern = SECRET_PLACEHOLDER.format(search_group).replace("$", r"\$")
             m = re.search(
                 pattern,
diff --git a/core/dbt/context/configured.py b/core/dbt/context/configured.py
index c5c95bbfbcb..57e52c80e98 100644
--- a/core/dbt/context/configured.py
+++ b/core/dbt/context/configured.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 from dbt_common.context import get_invocation_context
 
-from dbt.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX, DEFAULT_ENV_PLACEHOLDER
+from dbt.constants import DEFAULT_ENV_PLACEHOLDER
+from dbt_common.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX
 from dbt.adapters.contracts.connection import AdapterRequiredConfig
 from dbt.node_types import NodeType
 from dbt.utils import MultiDict
diff --git a/core/dbt/context/providers.py b/core/dbt/context/providers.py
index 90f0a508c8c..61bfffb59d7 100644
--- a/core/dbt/context/providers.py
+++ b/core/dbt/context/providers.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 from dbt.adapters.factory import get_adapter, get_adapter_package_names, get_adapter_type_names
 from dbt.clients.jinja import get_rendered, MacroGenerator, MacroStack, UnitTestMacroGenerator
 from dbt.config import RuntimeConfig, Project
-from dbt.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX, DEFAULT_ENV_PLACEHOLDER
+from dbt.constants import DEFAULT_ENV_PLACEHOLDER
+from dbt_common.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX
 from dbt.context.base import contextmember, contextproperty, Var
 from dbt.context.configured import FQNLookup
 from dbt.context.context_config import ContextConfig
diff --git a/core/dbt/context/secret.py b/core/dbt/context/secret.py
index 6de99fd5e5b..4be330dc031 100644
--- a/core/dbt/context/secret.py
+++ b/core/dbt/context/secret.py
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
+from dbt_common.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX
 from dbt_common.context import get_invocation_context
 
 from .base import BaseContext, contextmember
 
-from dbt.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX, DEFAULT_ENV_PLACEHOLDER
+from dbt.constants import DEFAULT_ENV_PLACEHOLDER, SECRET_PLACEHOLDER
 from dbt.exceptions import EnvVarMissingError
 
 
-SECRET_PLACEHOLDER = "$$$DBT_SECRET_START$$${}$$$DBT_SECRET_END$$$"
-
-
 class SecretContext(BaseContext):
     """This context is used in profiles.yml + packages.yml. It can render secret
     env vars that aren't usable elsewhere"""
diff --git a/core/dbt/exceptions.py b/core/dbt/exceptions.py
index 721e65b4c27..27e2f38babc 100644
--- a/core/dbt/exceptions.py
+++ b/core/dbt/exceptions.py
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 from dbt_common.dataclass_schema import ValidationError
 
-from dbt.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX
-
+from dbt_common.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import agate
diff --git a/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py b/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py
index 5e406d81d03..be41ee473a5 100644
--- a/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py
+++ b/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
     MANIFEST_FILE_NAME,
     PARTIAL_PARSE_FILE_NAME,
     SEMANTIC_MANIFEST_FILE_NAME,
-    SECRET_ENV_PREFIX,
 )
+from dbt_common.constants import SECRET_ENV_PREFIX
 from dbt_common.helper_types import PathSet
 from dbt_common.events.functions import fire_event, get_invocation_id, warn_or_error
 from dbt_common.events.types import (
diff --git a/tests/functional/dependencies/test_dependency_secrets.py b/tests/functional/dependencies/test_dependency_secrets.py
index f1ac92e0b98..7e0b592409b 100644
--- a/tests/functional/dependencies/test_dependency_secrets.py
+++ b/tests/functional/dependencies/test_dependency_secrets.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def packages(self):
 
     def test_allow_secrets(self, project):
         _, log_output = run_dbt_and_capture(["deps"])
-        # this will not be written to logs or lock file
+        # this will not be written to logs
         assert not ("super secret" in log_output)
         assert "*****" in log_output
         assert not ("DBT_ENV_SECRET_FOR_LOGGING" in log_output)