diff --git a/src/clipboard.js b/src/clipboard.js
index 451293a28..eafc04d6f 100644
--- a/src/clipboard.js
+++ b/src/clipboard.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-/** @babel */
-
-import crypto from 'crypto'
-import {clipboard} from 'electron'
+const crypto = require('crypto')
+const {clipboard} = require('electron')
 
 // Extended: Represents the clipboard used for copying and pasting in Atom.
 //
@@ -9,12 +7,13 @@ import {clipboard} from 'electron'
 //
 // ## Examples
 //
-// ```coffee
+// ```js
 // atom.clipboard.write('hello')
 //
-// console.log(atom.clipboard.read()) # 'hello'
+// console.log(atom.clipboard.read()) // 'hello'
 // ```
-export default class Clipboard {
+module.exports =
+class Clipboard {
   constructor () {
     this.reset()
   }
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ export default class Clipboard {
   // * `text` The {String} clipboard text.
   // * `metadata` The metadata stored by an earlier call to {::write}.
   readWithMetadata () {
-    let text = this.read()
+    const text = this.read()
     if (this.signatureForMetadata === this.md5(text)) {
       return {text, metadata: this.metadata}
     } else {