diff --git a/tests/test_consensus.py b/tests/test_consensus.py
index 43c4ef3e..c5d7f7c1 100644
--- a/tests/test_consensus.py
+++ b/tests/test_consensus.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-from bigchaindb.consensus import BaseConsensusRules
-from bigchaindb.common import crypto
-from bigchaindb.common.util import serialize
-
 
 def test_verify_vote_passes(b, structurally_valid_vote):
+    from bigchaindb.consensus import BaseConsensusRules
+    from bigchaindb.common import crypto
+    from bigchaindb.common.util import serialize
     vote_body = structurally_valid_vote['vote']
     vote_data = serialize(vote_body)
     signature = crypto.PrivateKey(b.me_private).sign(vote_data.encode())
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@ def test_verify_vote_passes(b, structurally_valid_vote):
 
 
 def test_verify_vote_fails_signature(b, structurally_valid_vote):
+    from bigchaindb.consensus import BaseConsensusRules
     vote_body = structurally_valid_vote['vote']
     vote_signed = {
         'node_pubkey': b.me,
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ def test_verify_vote_fails_signature(b, structurally_valid_vote):
 
 
 def test_verify_vote_fails_schema(b):
+    from bigchaindb.consensus import BaseConsensusRules
+    from bigchaindb.common import crypto
+    from bigchaindb.common.util import serialize
     vote_body = {}
     vote_data = serialize(vote_body)
     signature = crypto.PrivateKey(b.me_private).sign(vote_data.encode())