diff --git a/beets/plugins.py b/beets/plugins.py
index 19374868f..e76c99dfd 100644
--- a/beets/plugins.py
+++ b/beets/plugins.py
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ from functools import wraps
 
 import beets
 from beets import logging
+from beets.autotag.hooks import get_distance
 import mediafile
 import six
 
-from .autotag.hooks import get_distance
-
 
 PLUGIN_NAMESPACE = 'beetsplug'