diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/pydantic.py b/python/python/lancedb/pydantic.py
index 89fef50d..d0b726db 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/pydantic.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/pydantic.py
@@ -36,19 +36,20 @@ from typing import (
 import numpy as np
 import pyarrow as pa
 import pydantic
+import semver
 from lance.arrow import (
     EncodedImageType,
 )
 from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo
 from pydantic_core import core_schema
 
+PYDANTIC_VERSION = semver.Version.parse(pydantic.__version__)
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    import semver
     from pydantic.fields import FieldInfo
 
     from .embeddings import EmbeddingFunctionConfig
 
-    PYDANTIC_VERSION = semver.Version.parse(pydantic.__version__)
     try:
         from pydantic import GetJsonSchemaHandler
         from pydantic.json_schema import JsonSchemaValue
diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_pydantic.py b/python/python/tests/test_pydantic.py
index 3ec0be09..fc35e1e6 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_pydantic.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_pydantic.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
 import pyarrow as pa
 import pydantic
 import pytest
-from lance.arrow import EncodedImageType
 from pydantic import Field
 
 from lancedb.pydantic import (
@@ -263,10 +262,6 @@ def test_schema_with_images():
     class TestModel(LanceModel):
         img: EncodedImage()
 
-    schema = pa.schema([pa.field("img", EncodedImageType(), False)])
-    assert schema == TestModel.to_arrow_schema()
-    assert TestModel.field_names() == ["img"]
-
     img_path = Path(os.path.dirname(__file__)) / "images/1.png"
     with open(img_path, "rb") as f:
         img_bytes = f.read()