diff --git a/src/package.coffee b/src/package.coffee
index ca20b7603..217536c0f 100644
--- a/src/package.coffee
+++ b/src/package.coffee
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ EmitterMixin = require('emissary').Emitter
 Q = require 'q'
 {deprecate} = require 'grim'
 
-$ = null # Defer require in case this is in the window-less browser process
 ModuleCache = require './module-cache'
 ScopedProperties = require './scoped-properties'