diff --git a/src/user/follow.js b/src/user/follow.js
index 4c4dfc5223..c3e2cb340c 100644
--- a/src/user/follow.js
+++ b/src/user/follow.js
@@ -23,16 +23,14 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 			return callback(new Error('[[error:you-cant-follow-yourself]]'));
 		}
 
-		var now = Date.now();
-
 		if (type === 'follow') {
+			var now = Date.now();
 			async.parallel([
 				async.apply(db.sortedSetAdd, 'following:' + uid, now, theiruid),
 				async.apply(db.sortedSetAdd, 'followers:' + theiruid, now, uid),
 				async.apply(User.incrementUserFieldBy, uid, 'followingCount', 1),
 				async.apply(User.incrementUserFieldBy, theiruid, 'followerCount', 1)
 			], callback);
-
 		} else {
 			async.parallel([
 				async.apply(db.sortedSetRemove, 'following:' + uid, theiruid),
diff --git a/src/user/notifications.js b/src/user/notifications.js
index 6e65d37649..ccadf4f999 100644
--- a/src/user/notifications.js
+++ b/src/user/notifications.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	S = require('string'),
 
 	user = require('../user'),
-	utils = require('../../public/src/utils'),
 	db = require('../database'),
 	meta = require('../meta'),
 	notifications = require('../notifications'),