diff --git a/test/gc/test-http-client-connaborted.js b/test/gc/test-http-client-connaborted.js
index 20a4b38481a..6d8dd02a525 100644
--- a/test/gc/test-http-client-connaborted.js
+++ b/test/gc/test-http-client-connaborted.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ var http  = require('http'),
 
 console.log('We should do ' + todo + ' requests');
 
-var http = require('http');
 var server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
 server.listen(PORT, getall);
 
diff --git a/test/gc/test-http-client-onerror.js b/test/gc/test-http-client-onerror.js
index 7e50683c663..f28ccb29466 100644
--- a/test/gc/test-http-client-onerror.js
+++ b/test/gc/test-http-client-onerror.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ var http  = require('http'),
 
 console.log('We should do ' + todo + ' requests');
 
-var http = require('http');
 var server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
 server.listen(PORT, runTest);
 
diff --git a/test/gc/test-http-client-timeout.js b/test/gc/test-http-client-timeout.js
index c84581b5c8e..219dc3fa503 100644
--- a/test/gc/test-http-client-timeout.js
+++ b/test/gc/test-http-client-timeout.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ var http  = require('http'),
 
 console.log('We should do ' + todo + ' requests');
 
-var http = require('http');
 var server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
 server.listen(PORT, getall);
 
diff --git a/test/gc/test-http-client.js b/test/gc/test-http-client.js
index 7c3259d38b0..06648473c0b 100644
--- a/test/gc/test-http-client.js
+++ b/test/gc/test-http-client.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ var http  = require('http'),
 
 console.log('We should do ' + todo + ' requests');
 
-var http = require('http');
 var server = http.createServer(serverHandler);
 server.listen(PORT, getall);