Remove try/except import error

quam/components/channels.py

@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@
 from quam.utils import string_reference as str_ref
 
 
-try:
-    from qm.qua import align, amp, play, wait, measure, dual_demod, declare, fixed
-    from qm.qua._type_hinting import *
-except ImportError:
-    print("Warning: qm.qua package not found, pulses cannot be played from QuAM.")
+from qm.qua import align, amp, play, wait, measure, dual_demod, declare, fixed
+from qm.qua._type_hinting import *
+from qm.qua._dsl import _PulseAmp
 
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -120,8 +118,6 @@ def play(
             automatically set to `self.name`.
 
         """
-        from qm.qua._dsl import _PulseAmp
-
         if validate and pulse_name not in self.operations:
             raise KeyError(
                 f"Operation '{pulse_name}' not found in channel '{self.name}'"