diff --git a/src/js/git/index.js b/src/js/git/index.js
index 00c7d53c..3200d42e 100644
--- a/src/js/git/index.js
+++ b/src/js/git/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? Backbone = require('backbone') : Backbone = window.Backbone;
+var Backbone = require('backbone');
 var Q = require('q');
 
 var intl = require('../intl');
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ var Main = require('../app');
 var Commands = require('../commands');
 var GitError = Errors.GitError;
 var CommandResult = Errors.CommandResult;
-var EventBaton = require('../util/eventBaton').EventBaton;
 
 var ORIGIN_PREFIX = 'o/';
 var TAB = '   ';
diff --git a/src/js/models/collections.js b/src/js/models/collections.js
index 6007db5e..9cb5f7bf 100644
--- a/src/js/models/collections.js
+++ b/src/js/models/collections.js
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var Q = require('q');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? Backbone = require('backbone') : Backbone = window.Backbone;
+var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
 var Commit = require('../git').Commit;
 var Branch = require('../git').Branch;
 var Tag = require('../git').Tag;
 
 var Command = require('../models/commandModel').Command;
-var CommandEntry = require('../models/commandModel').CommandEntry;
 var TIME = require('../util/constants').TIME;
 
 var CommitCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
@@ -27,11 +25,6 @@ var TagCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
   model: Tag
 });
 
-var CommandEntryCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
-  model: CommandEntry,
-  localStorage: (Backbone.LocalStorage) ? new Backbone.LocalStorage('CommandEntries') : null
-});
-
 var CommandBuffer = Backbone.Model.extend({
   defaults: {
     collection: null
@@ -131,6 +124,5 @@ exports.CommitCollection = CommitCollection;
 exports.CommandCollection = CommandCollection;
 exports.BranchCollection = BranchCollection;
 exports.TagCollection = TagCollection;
-exports.CommandEntryCollection = CommandEntryCollection;
 exports.CommandBuffer = CommandBuffer;
 
diff --git a/src/js/models/commandModel.js b/src/js/models/commandModel.js
index 42ead747..a4cec7b0 100644
--- a/src/js/models/commandModel.js
+++ b/src/js/models/commandModel.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? Backbone = require('backbone') : Backbone = window.Backbone;
+var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
 var Errors = require('../util/errors');
 
@@ -291,12 +290,4 @@ var Command = Backbone.Model.extend({
   }
 });
 
-// command entry is for the commandview
-var CommandEntry = Backbone.Model.extend({
-  defaults: {
-    text: ''
-  }
-});
-
-exports.CommandEntry = CommandEntry;
 exports.Command = Command;
diff --git a/src/js/sandbox/index.js b/src/js/sandbox/index.js
index 3b798ae3..65499259 100644
--- a/src/js/sandbox/index.js
+++ b/src/js/sandbox/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var Q = require('q');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
+var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
 var util = require('../util');
 var intl = require('../intl');
diff --git a/src/js/views/builderViews.js b/src/js/views/builderViews.js
index 995b26fe..63f2c25f 100644
--- a/src/js/views/builderViews.js
+++ b/src/js/views/builderViews.js
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var Q = require('q');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
-
-var util = require('../util');
-var intl = require('../intl');
-var KeyboardListener = require('../util/keyboard').KeyboardListener;
 
 var Views = require('../views');
 var ModalTerminal = Views.ModalTerminal;
 var ContainedBase = Views.ContainedBase;
 
-
 var TextGrabber = ContainedBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
   className: 'textGrabber box vertical',
diff --git a/src/js/views/commandViews.js b/src/js/views/commandViews.js
index af33a45a..7abf9b15 100644
--- a/src/js/views/commandViews.js
+++ b/src/js/views/commandViews.js
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? Backbone = require('backbone') : Backbone = window.Backbone;
+var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
 var Main = require('../app');
 var Command = require('../models/commandModel').Command;
-var CommandEntry = require('../models/commandModel').CommandEntry;
 var CommandLineStore = require('../stores/CommandLineStore');
 var CommandLineActions = require('../actions/CommandLineActions');
 
 var Errors = require('../util/errors');
 var Warning = Errors.Warning;
 
-var util = require('../util');
 var log = require('../log');
 var keyboard = require('../util/keyboard');
 
diff --git a/src/js/views/gitDemonstrationView.js b/src/js/views/gitDemonstrationView.js
index 28d295b9..f4b9034d 100644
--- a/src/js/views/gitDemonstrationView.js
+++ b/src/js/views/gitDemonstrationView.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var Q = require('q');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
+var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
 var util = require('../util');
 var KeyboardListener = require('../util/keyboard').KeyboardListener;
diff --git a/src/js/views/index.js b/src/js/views/index.js
index 408f1702..a738697c 100644
--- a/src/js/views/index.js
+++ b/src/js/views/index.js
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var Q = require('q');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
+var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
 var Main = require('../app');
 var intl = require('../intl');
 var log = require('../log');
 var Constants = require('../util/constants');
 var KeyboardListener = require('../util/keyboard').KeyboardListener;
-var GitError = require('../util/errors').GitError;
 
 var BaseView = Backbone.View.extend({
   getDestination: function() {
diff --git a/src/js/views/levelDropdownView.js b/src/js/views/levelDropdownView.js
index e852cfb4..06171df9 100644
--- a/src/js/views/levelDropdownView.js
+++ b/src/js/views/levelDropdownView.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var Q = require('q');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
+var Backbone = require('backbone');
 var LocaleStore = require('../stores/LocaleStore');
 
 var util = require('../util');
diff --git a/src/js/views/multiView.js b/src/js/views/multiView.js
index 8335e714..4d4bd6a5 100644
--- a/src/js/views/multiView.js
+++ b/src/js/views/multiView.js
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var Q = require('q');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
+var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
-var ModalTerminal = require('../views').ModalTerminal;
-var ContainedBase = require('../views').ContainedBase;
-var ConfirmCancelView = require('../views').ConfirmCancelView;
 var LeftRightView = require('../views').LeftRightView;
 var ModalAlert = require('../views').ModalAlert;
 var GitDemonstrationView = require('../views/gitDemonstrationView').GitDemonstrationView;
@@ -14,7 +10,6 @@ var BuilderViews = require('../views/builderViews');
 var MarkdownPresenter = BuilderViews.MarkdownPresenter;
 
 var KeyboardListener = require('../util/keyboard').KeyboardListener;
-var GitError = require('../util/errors').GitError;
 
 var MultiView = Backbone.View.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
diff --git a/src/js/views/rebaseView.js b/src/js/views/rebaseView.js
index 69cb1b46..eaf88689 100644
--- a/src/js/views/rebaseView.js
+++ b/src/js/views/rebaseView.js
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 var GitError = require('../util/errors').GitError;
 var _ = require('underscore');
 var Q = require('q');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
+var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
 var ModalTerminal = require('../views').ModalTerminal;
 var ContainedBase = require('../views').ContainedBase;
 var ConfirmCancelView = require('../views').ConfirmCancelView;
-var LeftRightView = require('../views').LeftRightView;
 
 var InteractiveRebaseView = ContainedBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
diff --git a/src/js/visuals/visualization.js b/src/js/visuals/visualization.js
index fd72e96b..ee76cbf6 100644
--- a/src/js/visuals/visualization.js
+++ b/src/js/visuals/visualization.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 var _ = require('underscore');
-// horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
-var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? Backbone = require('backbone') : Backbone = window.Backbone;
+var Backbone = require('backbone');
 
 var Collections = require('../models/collections');
 var CommitCollection = Collections.CommitCollection;