diff --git a/red/nodes/registry.js b/red/nodes/registry.js
index 20342efee..978120a7c 100644
--- a/red/nodes/registry.js
+++ b/red/nodes/registry.js
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ function init(_settings) {
 
 function load() {
     return when.promise(function(resolve,reject) {
-        var RED = require("../red.js");
         
         loadNodes(__dirname+"/../../nodes").then(function(loadedNodes) {
             var promises = [];
diff --git a/red/server.js b/red/server.js
index 03b7805bb..b4e800a42 100644
--- a/red/server.js
+++ b/red/server.js
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ function createServer(_server,_settings) {
 }
 
 function start() {
-    var RED = require("./red");
     var defer = when.defer();
     
     storage.init(settings).then(function() {