diff --git a/crates/polars-io/src/cloud/options.rs b/crates/polars-io/src/cloud/options.rs
index 015a8cae2f1..4159671204f 100644
--- a/crates/polars-io/src/cloud/options.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-io/src/cloud/options.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ use polars_error::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "aws")]
 use polars_utils::cache::FastFixedCache;
 #[cfg(feature = "aws")]
-use polars_utils::pl_str::PlSmallStr;
-#[cfg(feature = "aws")]
 use regex::Regex;
 #[cfg(feature = "http")]
 use reqwest::header::HeaderMap;
@@ -43,8 +41,11 @@ use crate::file_cache::get_env_file_cache_ttl;
 use crate::pl_async::with_concurrency_budget;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "aws")]
-static BUCKET_REGION: Lazy<std::sync::Mutex<FastFixedCache<PlSmallStr, PlSmallStr>>> =
-    Lazy::new(|| std::sync::Mutex::new(FastFixedCache::new(32)));
+static BUCKET_REGION: Lazy<
+    std::sync::Mutex<
+        FastFixedCache<polars_utils::pl_str::PlSmallStr, polars_utils::pl_str::PlSmallStr>,
+    >,
+> = Lazy::new(|| std::sync::Mutex::new(FastFixedCache::new(32)));
 
 /// The type of the config keys must satisfy the following requirements:
 /// 1. must be easily collected into a HashMap, the type required by the object_crate API.
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ impl CloudOptions {
     pub fn build_azure(&self, url: &str) -> PolarsResult<impl object_store::ObjectStore> {
         use super::credential_provider::IntoCredentialProvider;
 
-        let mut storage_account: Option<PlSmallStr> = None;
+        let mut storage_account: Option<polars_utils::pl_str::PlSmallStr> = None;
 
         // The credential provider `self.credentials` is prioritized if it is set. We also need
         // `from_env()` as it may source environment configured storage account name.