diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/calendar_heatmap_exporter.py b/jrnl/plugins/calendar_heatmap_exporter.py
index e7d5c404..53061d58 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/calendar_heatmap_exporter.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/calendar_heatmap_exporter.py
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ from rich.console import Console
 from rich.table import Table
 from rich.text import Text
 
-from jrnl.datatypes import NestedDict
 from jrnl.plugins.text_exporter import TextExporter
 from jrnl.plugins.util import get_journal_frequency_as_dict
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from jrnl.datatypes import NestedDict
     from jrnl.journals import Entry
     from jrnl.journals import Journal
 
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/dates_exporter.py b/jrnl/plugins/dates_exporter.py
index 090d70a5..6a20170b 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/dates_exporter.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/dates_exporter.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright © 2012-2023 jrnl contributors
 # License: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
 
-from collections import Counter
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from jrnl.plugins.text_exporter import TextExporter