diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/downloads.py b/qutebrowser/browser/downloads.py
index 51ee1c15e..7132f6932 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/downloads.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/downloads.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class DownloadItem(QObject):
         else:
             download_dir = config.get('storage', 'download-directory')
             if download_dir is None:
-                download_dir = get_standard_dir(
+                download_dir = utils.get_standard_dir(
                     QStandardPaths.DownloadLocation)
             target = os.path.join(download_dir, filename)
         logger.debug("Setting filename to {}".format(filename))
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/conftypes.py b/qutebrowser/config/conftypes.py
index f4ab3851e..d90d696c2 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/conftypes.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/conftypes.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QFont
 from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QNetworkProxy
 
 import qutebrowser.commands.utils as cmdutils
-from qutebrowser.utils.misc import get_standard_dir
 
 
 class ValidationError(ValueError):