diff --git a/src/messaging/notifications.js b/src/messaging/notifications.js
index 12640def03..a3512f478b 100644
--- a/src/messaging/notifications.js
+++ b/src/messaging/notifications.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var async = require('async');
-var nconf = require('nconf');
 var winston = require('winston');
 
 var user = require('../user');
diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin.js b/src/socket.io/admin.js
index 304fdd831c..322108330b 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 var async = require('async');
 var winston = require('winston');
-var nconf = require('nconf');
 
 var meta = require('../meta');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
diff --git a/src/topics/follow.js b/src/topics/follow.js
index f607edd9c2..f1981766a2 100644
--- a/src/topics/follow.js
+++ b/src/topics/follow.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var async = require('async');
-var nconf = require('nconf');
 var S = require('string');
 var winston = require('winston');
 
diff --git a/src/upgrades/1.5.3/generate-email-logo.js b/src/upgrades/1.5.3/generate-email-logo.js
index 9987ca11da..4ace93292d 100644
--- a/src/upgrades/1.5.3/generate-email-logo.js
+++ b/src/upgrades/1.5.3/generate-email-logo.js
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var db = require('../../database');
 var image = require('../../image');
 var meta = require('../../meta');
 
 var async = require('async');
-var winston = require('winston');
 var path = require('path');
 var nconf = require('nconf');
-var url = require('url');
 
 module.exports = {
 	name: 'Generate email logo for use in email header',