diff --git a/HltEfficiencyChecker/python/HltEfficiencyChecker/config.py b/HltEfficiencyChecker/python/HltEfficiencyChecker/config.py
index f68b1f24f87961f204695c7dcae83f0eb251859b..396b77cd85cd3c18e0d50bd032e4bbda24495e95 100644
--- a/HltEfficiencyChecker/python/HltEfficiencyChecker/config.py
+++ b/HltEfficiencyChecker/python/HltEfficiencyChecker/config.py
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ import re
 from PyConf.application import configure_input, configure
 from PyConf.control_flow import CompositeNode, NodeLogic
 from PyConf.application import make_odin
-from Moore.config import (moore_control_flow,
-                          setup_allen_non_event_data_service,
-                          setup_ann_service, get_allen_hlt1_decision_ids)
+from Moore.config import (moore_control_flow, setup_ann_service,
+                          get_allen_hlt1_decision_ids)
 from PyConf.Algorithms import MCDecayTreeTuple, EventTuple
 from Configurables import (TupleToolTrigger, TupleToolEventInfo,
                            MCTupleToolKinematic, MCTupleToolReconstructed,
@@ -47,6 +46,8 @@ def _mc_decay_tree_tuple(**kwargs):
 def run_allen_in_moore_with_tuples(options,
                                    descriptor_template=None,
                                    public_tools=[]):
+    from Allen.config import setup_allen_non_event_data_service
+
     assert options.ntuple_file, "You must set options.ntuple_file"
 
     if descriptor_template: