diff --git a/posthog/session_recordings/realtime_snapshots.py b/posthog/session_recordings/realtime_snapshots.py
index 6c29ed59758d3..d6890c63517e1 100644
--- a/posthog/session_recordings/realtime_snapshots.py
+++ b/posthog/session_recordings/realtime_snapshots.py
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import json
 from time import sleep
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional
-import requests
 
 import structlog
 from prometheus_client import Counter
 
 from posthog import settings
 from posthog.redis import get_client
-from posthog.settings import RECORDINGS_INGESTER_URL
 from sentry_sdk import capture_exception
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
diff --git a/posthog/settings/session_replay.py b/posthog/settings/session_replay.py
index b2e69c4bace05..7c349c19403ab 100644
--- a/posthog/settings/session_replay.py
+++ b/posthog/settings/session_replay.py
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@
 
 REPLAY_EMBEDDINGS_ALLOWED_TEAMS: List[str] = get_list(get_from_env("REPLAY_EMBEDDINGS_ALLOWED_TEAM", "", type_cast=str))
 
-RECORDINGS_INGESTER_URL = get_from_env("RECORDINGS_INGESTER_URL", None)
+RECORDINGS_INGESTER_URL = get_from_env("RECORDINGS_INGESTER_URL", "")