diff --git a/red/api/admin/flow.js b/red/api/admin/flow.js
index 01c99f1a5..df1cf2d0c 100644
--- a/red/api/admin/flow.js
+++ b/red/api/admin/flow.js
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 
 var log;
 var redNodes;
-var settings;
 
 module.exports = {
     init: function(runtime) {
-        settings = runtime.settings;
         redNodes = runtime.nodes;
         log = runtime.log;
     },
diff --git a/red/api/admin/flows.js b/red/api/admin/flows.js
index 4f596d212..d3eceecb5 100644
--- a/red/api/admin/flows.js
+++ b/red/api/admin/flows.js
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 
 var log;
 var redNodes;
-var settings;
 
 module.exports = {
     init: function(runtime) {
-        settings = runtime.settings;
         redNodes = runtime.nodes;
         log = runtime.log;
     },
diff --git a/red/api/editor/projects/index.js b/red/api/editor/projects/index.js
index 0dc0cd664..257791b8e 100644
--- a/red/api/editor/projects/index.js
+++ b/red/api/editor/projects/index.js
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@
 
 var express = require("express");
 var runtime;
-var settings;
 var needsPermission = require("../../auth").needsPermission;
 
 module.exports = {
     init: function(_runtime) {
         runtime = _runtime;
-        settings = runtime.settings;
     },
     app: function() {
         var app = express();
diff --git a/red/api/editor/sshkeys.js b/red/api/editor/sshkeys.js
index 7b14a7f6d..6f34d2b2d 100644
--- a/red/api/editor/sshkeys.js
+++ b/red/api/editor/sshkeys.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 var express = require("express");
 var os = require("os");
 var runtime;
-var settings;
 var needsPermission = require("../auth").needsPermission;
 
 function getUsername(userObj) {
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ function getUsername(userObj) {
 module.exports = {
     init: function(_runtime) {
         runtime = _runtime;
-        settings = runtime.settings;
     },
     app: function() {
         var app = express();