diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/request.py b/rhodecode/lib/request.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/request.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/request.py
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 import pyramid.testing
 from pyramid.decorator import reify
 from pyramid.request import Request as _Request
-from rhodecode.translation import _ as tsf
-from rhodecode.lib.utils2 import StrictAttributeDict
+from rhodecode.lib.type_utils import StrictAttributeDict
 
 
 class TemplateArgs(StrictAttributeDict):
@@ -95,6 +94,7 @@ class RealRequest(RequestBase, _Request)
 
     def translate(self, *args, **kwargs):
         localizer = self.localizer
+        from rhodecode.translation import _ as tsf
 
         def auto_translate(*_args, **_kwargs):
             return localizer.translate(tsf(*_args, **_kwargs))