diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index c18314a03d..02e1d5cbba 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 "use strict";
 
 var async = require('async'),
-	validator = require('validator'),
 	_ = require('underscore'),
 
 	db = require('./database'),
-	meta = require('./meta'),
 	posts = require('./posts'),
 	utils = require('../public/src/utils'),
 	plugins = require('./plugins'),
diff --git a/src/topics/posts.js b/src/topics/posts.js
index 521a101097..b0136323f1 100644
--- a/src/topics/posts.js
+++ b/src/topics/posts.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var async = require('async'),
-	winston = require('winston'),
 	_ = require('underscore'),
 	validator = require('validator'),