diff --git a/src/middleware/middleware.js b/src/middleware/middleware.js
index 831b506f5e..7db87f35c2 100644
--- a/src/middleware/middleware.js
+++ b/src/middleware/middleware.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ var app,
 	path = require('path'),
 	winston = require('winston'),
 	validator = require('validator'),
-	fs = require('fs'),
 	nconf = require('nconf'),
 	plugins = require('./../plugins'),
 	meta = require('./../meta'),