diff --git a/jupytext/contentsmanager.py b/jupytext/contentsmanager.py
index fc216da0d..edb21859d 100644
--- a/jupytext/contentsmanager.py
+++ b/jupytext/contentsmanager.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     short_form_multiple_formats,
     short_form_one_format,
 )
-from .jupytext import drop_text_representation_metadata
 from .kernels import set_kernelspec_from_language
 from .paired_paths import (
     InconsistentPath,
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ def save_one_file(path, fmt):
                         return self.super.save(
                             dict(
                                 type="notebook",
-                                content=drop_text_representation_metadata(
+                                content=jupytext.drop_text_representation_metadata(
                                     model["content"]
                                 ),
                             ),