diff --git a/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py
index a36f41edf3b..7acf4985def 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ import logging
 
 import requests
 from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth, HTTPDigestAuth
+from telegram import (
+    Bot,
+    InlineKeyboardButton,
+    InlineKeyboardMarkup,
+    ReplyKeyboardMarkup,
+    ReplyKeyboardRemove,
+)
+from telegram.error import TelegramError
+from telegram.parsemode import ParseMode
+from telegram.utils.request import Request
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.components.notify import ATTR_DATA, ATTR_MESSAGE, ATTR_TITLE
@@ -375,8 +385,6 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
 
 def initialize_bot(p_config):
     """Initialize telegram bot with proxy support."""
-    from telegram import Bot
-    from telegram.utils.request import Request
 
     api_key = p_config.get(CONF_API_KEY)
     proxy_url = p_config.get(CONF_PROXY_URL)
@@ -396,7 +404,6 @@ class TelegramNotificationService:
 
     def __init__(self, hass, bot, allowed_chat_ids, parser):
         """Initialize the service."""
-        from telegram.parsemode import ParseMode
 
         self.allowed_chat_ids = allowed_chat_ids
         self._default_user = self.allowed_chat_ids[0]
@@ -457,7 +464,6 @@ class TelegramNotificationService:
               - a string like: `/cmd1, /cmd2, /cmd3`
               - or a string like: `text_b1:/cmd1, text_b2:/cmd2`
             """
-            from telegram import InlineKeyboardButton
 
             buttons = []
             if isinstance(row_keyboard, str):
@@ -507,8 +513,6 @@ class TelegramNotificationService:
                 params[ATTR_REPLY_TO_MSGID] = data[ATTR_REPLY_TO_MSGID]
             # Keyboards:
             if ATTR_KEYBOARD in data:
-                from telegram import ReplyKeyboardMarkup, ReplyKeyboardRemove
-
                 keys = data.get(ATTR_KEYBOARD)
                 keys = keys if isinstance(keys, list) else [keys]
                 if keys:
@@ -517,9 +521,8 @@ class TelegramNotificationService:
                     )
                 else:
                     params[ATTR_REPLYMARKUP] = ReplyKeyboardRemove(True)
-            elif ATTR_KEYBOARD_INLINE in data:
-                from telegram import InlineKeyboardMarkup
 
+            elif ATTR_KEYBOARD_INLINE in data:
                 keys = data.get(ATTR_KEYBOARD_INLINE)
                 keys = keys if isinstance(keys, list) else [keys]
                 params[ATTR_REPLYMARKUP] = InlineKeyboardMarkup(
@@ -529,7 +532,6 @@ class TelegramNotificationService:
 
     def _send_msg(self, func_send, msg_error, *args_msg, **kwargs_msg):
         """Send one message."""
-        from telegram.error import TelegramError
 
         try:
             out = func_send(*args_msg, **kwargs_msg)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/polling.py b/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/polling.py
index 7ca486e33b2..314cb31a373 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/polling.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/polling.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 """Support for Telegram bot using polling."""
 import logging
 
+from telegram import Update
+from telegram.error import TelegramError, TimedOut, NetworkError, RetryAfter
+from telegram.ext import Updater, Handler
+
 from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START, EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP
 from homeassistant.core import callback
 
@@ -32,8 +36,6 @@ async def async_setup_platform(hass, config):
 
 def process_error(bot, update, error):
     """Telegram bot error handler."""
-    from telegram.error import TelegramError, TimedOut, NetworkError, RetryAfter
-
     try:
         raise error
     except (TimedOut, NetworkError, RetryAfter):
@@ -45,8 +47,6 @@ def process_error(bot, update, error):
 
 def message_handler(handler):
     """Create messages handler."""
-    from telegram import Update
-    from telegram.ext import Handler
 
     class MessageHandler(Handler):
         """Telegram bot message handler."""
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ class TelegramPoll(BaseTelegramBotEntity):
 
     def __init__(self, bot, hass, allowed_chat_ids):
         """Initialize the polling instance."""
-        from telegram.ext import Updater
 
         BaseTelegramBotEntity.__init__(self, hass, allowed_chat_ids)
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/webhooks.py b/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/webhooks.py
index c71510eddd9..16da2e741e4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/webhooks.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/telegram_bot/webhooks.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import datetime as dt
 import logging
 
+from telegram.error import TimedOut
+
 from homeassistant.components.http import HomeAssistantView
 from homeassistant.components.http.const import KEY_REAL_IP
 from homeassistant.const import (
@@ -26,7 +28,6 @@ REMOVE_HANDLER_URL = ""
 
 async def async_setup_platform(hass, config):
     """Set up the Telegram webhooks platform."""
-    import telegram
 
     bot = initialize_bot(config)
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ async def async_setup_platform(hass, config):
         while retry_num < 3:
             try:
                 return bot.setWebhook(handler_url, timeout=5)
-            except telegram.error.TimedOut:
+            except TimedOut:
                 retry_num += 1
                 _LOGGER.warning("Timeout trying to set webhook (retry #%d)", retry_num)