diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_api_security/api_manager.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_api_security/api_manager.py
index 7dd45289e0f..986fecb7d74 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_api_security/api_manager.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_api_security/api_manager.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 import time
 from typing import Optional
 
-from ddtrace import constants
 from ddtrace._trace._limits import MAX_SPAN_META_VALUE_LEN
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import API_SECURITY
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import SPAN_DATA_NAMES
+import ddtrace.constants as constants
 from ddtrace.internal.logger import get_logger
 from ddtrace.internal.service import Service
 from ddtrace.settings.asm import config as asm_config
diff --git a/ddtrace/appsec/_trace_utils.py b/ddtrace/appsec/_trace_utils.py
index 10d5b26086b..25f56432612 100644
--- a/ddtrace/appsec/_trace_utils.py
+++ b/ddtrace/appsec/_trace_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
-from ddtrace import constants
 from ddtrace.appsec import _asm_request_context
 from ddtrace.appsec._asm_request_context import call_waf_callback
 from ddtrace.appsec._asm_request_context import get_blocked
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import LOGIN_EVENTS_MODE
 from ddtrace.appsec._constants import WAF_ACTIONS
 from ddtrace.appsec._utils import _hash_user_id
+import ddtrace.constants as constants
 from ddtrace.contrib.internal.trace_utils import set_user
 from ddtrace.ext import SpanTypes
 from ddtrace.ext import user