diff --git a/selfdrive/car/tests/test_fw_fingerprint.py b/selfdrive/car/tests/test_fw_fingerprint.py
index e9f23145cd..96e10f1fe6 100755
--- a/selfdrive/car/tests/test_fw_fingerprint.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/tests/test_fw_fingerprint.py
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 from parameterized import parameterized
 
 from cereal import car
-from selfdrive.car.car_helpers import get_interface_attr, interfaces
+from selfdrive.car.car_helpers import interfaces
 from selfdrive.car.fingerprints import FW_VERSIONS
-from selfdrive.car.fw_versions import FW_QUERY_CONFIGS, match_fw_to_car
+from selfdrive.car.fw_versions import FW_QUERY_CONFIGS, VERSIONS, match_fw_to_car
 
 CarFw = car.CarParams.CarFw
 Ecu = car.CarParams.Ecu
 
 ECU_NAME = {v: k for k, v in Ecu.schema.enumerants.items()}
-VERSIONS = get_interface_attr("FW_VERSIONS", ignore_none=True)
 
 
 class TestFwFingerprint(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/selfdrive/debug/test_fw_query_on_routes.py b/selfdrive/debug/test_fw_query_on_routes.py
index dc6688324f..0bb9aa5e54 100755
--- a/selfdrive/debug/test_fw_query_on_routes.py
+++ b/selfdrive/debug/test_fw_query_on_routes.py
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ import traceback
 from tqdm import tqdm
 from tools.lib.logreader import LogReader
 from tools.lib.route import Route
-from selfdrive.car.interfaces import get_interface_attr
 from selfdrive.car.car_helpers import interface_names
-from selfdrive.car.fw_versions import match_fw_to_car
+from selfdrive.car.fw_versions import VERSIONS, match_fw_to_car
 
 
 NO_API = "NO_API" in os.environ
-VERSIONS = get_interface_attr('FW_VERSIONS', ignore_none=True)
 SUPPORTED_BRANDS = VERSIONS.keys()
 SUPPORTED_CARS = [brand for brand in SUPPORTED_BRANDS for brand in interface_names[brand]]
 UNKNOWN_BRAND = "unknown"