diff --git a/tools/deploy.js b/tools/deploy.js
index df9d3e4158..1277772325 100644
--- a/tools/deploy.js
+++ b/tools/deploy.js
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ var bundleAndDeploy = function (options) {
   if (! messages.hasMessages()) {
     var bundler = require('./bundler.js');
 
-    var loader = project.generatePackageLoader(options.appDir);
     if (options.recordPackageUsage)
       stats.recordPackages(options.appDir);
 
diff --git a/tools/run-app.js b/tools/run-app.js
index 5271b6489f..aa9db2cec7 100644
--- a/tools/run-app.js
+++ b/tools/run-app.js
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ _.extend(AppRunner.prototype, {
       packageCache.packageCache.refresh(true); // pick up changes to packages
 
     var bundlePath = path.join(self.appDir, '.meteor', 'local', 'build');
-    var loader = project.generatePackageLoader(self.appDir);
     if (self.recordPackageUsage)
       stats.recordPackages(self.appDir);