diff --git a/js/models/Identity.js b/js/models/Identity.js
index b4d0e167b..6bc46b626 100644
--- a/js/models/Identity.js
+++ b/js/models/Identity.js
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ var preconditions = require('preconditions').singleton();
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var log = require('../log');
 
-var querystring = require('querystring');
-var request = require('request');
-var cryptoUtil = require('../util/crypto');
 var version = require('../../version').version;
 var TxProposals = require('./TxProposals');
 var PublicKeyRing = require('./PublicKeyRing');
@@ -31,7 +28,6 @@ function Identity(password, opts) {
   preconditions.checkArgument(opts);
 
   opts = _.extend({}, opts);
-  this.request = opts.request || request;
   this.storage = Identity._getStorage(opts, password);
   this.networkOpts = {
     'livenet': opts.network.livenet,