diff --git a/dandi/files/bases.py b/dandi/files/bases.py
index 45f5929f..38bde34f 100644
--- a/dandi/files/bases.py
+++ b/dandi/files/bases.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from dandischema.digests.dandietag import DandiETag
 from dandischema.models import BareAsset, CommonModel
 from dandischema.models import Dandiset as DandisetMeta
 from dandischema.models import get_schema_version
-from etelemetry import get_project
 from packaging.version import Version
 from pydantic import ValidationError
 import requests
@@ -737,6 +736,7 @@ def _get_nwb_inspector_version():
     _current_nwbinspector_version = get_package_version(name="nwbinspector")
     # Ensure latest version of NWB Inspector is installed and used client-side
     try:
+        from etelemetry import get_project
         max_version = Version(
             get_project(repo="NeurodataWithoutBorders/nwbinspector")["version"]
         )
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
--- a/setup.cfg	2024-01-09 14:08:33.952653200 -0500
+++ b/setup.cfg	2024-01-25 01:45:34.594335960 -0500
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 	click >= 7.1
 	click-didyoumean
 	dandischema ~= 0.8.0
-	etelemetry >= 0.2.2
 	fasteners
 	fscacher >= 0.3.0
 	hdmf != 3.5.0
@@ -147,9 +146,6 @@
 [mypy-click_didyoumean.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True

-[mypy-etelemetry.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
 [mypy-fasteners.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True