diff --git a/controllers/api/sms.py b/controllers/api/sms.py
index 758e594..5f69ac7 100644
--- a/controllers/api/sms.py
+++ b/controllers/api/sms.py
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
 
 # To make sibling directories accessible for imports:
 import sys
-
-import httpx
-from google.protobuf.duration import from_microseconds
-
 sys.path.append(".")
 sys.path.append("..")
 
@@ -72,6 +68,9 @@ from bson import ObjectId
 # To work with datatypes:
 from typing import Literal, List, Dict, Any
 
+# To make API calls:
+import httpx
+
 
 #   *****************************************************************************************************************
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