diff --git a/core/dbt/context/base.py b/core/dbt/context/base.py
index 5ee266f8b6a..fdd0bf52257 100644
--- a/core/dbt/context/base.py
+++ b/core/dbt/context/base.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from dbt_common.context import get_invocation_context
 from dbt_common.exceptions.macros import MacroReturn
 from dbt_common.events.functions import fire_event, get_invocation_id
+from dbt.context.secret import SECRET_PLACEHOLDER
 from dbt.events.types import JinjaLogInfo, JinjaLogDebug
 from dbt_common.events.contextvars import get_node_info
 from dbt.version import __version__ as dbt_version
@@ -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/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)