diff --git a/packages/react-native-bots/dangerfile.js b/packages/react-native-bots/dangerfile.js
index a3666548ea2fe5..2f7a7165e28cdb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bots/dangerfile.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-bots/dangerfile.js
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
  */
 
 'use strict';
-
-const {validate: validateChangelog} =
-  require('@rnx-kit/rn-changelog-generator').default;
 const {danger, fail, /*message,*/ warn} = require('danger');
 const includes = require('lodash.includes');
 
@@ -60,7 +57,9 @@ if (!includesTestPlan && !isFromPhabricator) {
 
 // Check if there is a changelog and validate it
 if (!isFromPhabricator) {
-  const status = validateChangelog(danger.github.pr.body);
+  const status = require('@rnx-kit/rn-changelog-generator').default.validate(
+    danger.github.pr.body,
+  );
   const changelogInstructions =
     'See <a target="_blank" href="https://reactnative.dev/contributing/changelogs-in-pull-requests">Changelog format</a>';
   if (status === 'missing') {