diff --git a/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee b/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee
index e8311b482..2bff010e7 100644
--- a/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ describe "PaneView", ->
       beforeEach ->
         paneModel.activateItem(editor1)
 
-      it "adds its file path to the active pane", ->
+      it "adds the file path as a data attribute to the pane", ->
         expect(pane).toHaveAttr('data-active-item-path')
 
-      it "adds its file name to the active pane", ->
+      it "adds the file name as a data attribute to the pane", ->
         expect(pane).toHaveAttr('data-active-item-name')
 
     describe "when the new activeItem does not implement ::getPath", ->
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ describe "PaneView", ->
         paneModel.activateItem(editor1)
         paneModel.activateItem(document.createElement('div'))
 
-      it "removes its file path from the active pane", ->
+      it "does not add the file path as a data attribute to the pane", ->
         expect(pane).not.toHaveAttr('data-active-item-path')
 
-      it "removes its file name from the active pane", ->
+      it "does not add the file name as data attribute to the pane", ->
         expect(pane).not.toHaveAttr('data-active-item-name')
 
   describe "when an item is destroyed", ->
diff --git a/src/pane-element.coffee b/src/pane-element.coffee
index 2f0481829..fec8904fb 100644
--- a/src/pane-element.coffee
+++ b/src/pane-element.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+path = require 'path'
 {CompositeDisposable} = require 'event-kit'
 Grim = require 'grim'
 {$, callAttachHooks, callRemoveHooks} = require './space-pen-extensions'
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ class PaneElement extends HTMLElement
     itemView = atom.views.getView(item)
 
     if itemPath = item.getPath?()
-      path = require 'path'
       @dataset.activeItemName = path.basename(itemPath)
       @dataset.activeItemPath = itemPath
     else