diff --git a/doc/node.1 b/doc/node.1
index 128cbb01d54..60501640660 100644
--- a/doc/node.1
+++ b/doc/node.1
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ and servers.
 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
 
 .IP NODE_PATH
-\':\'\-separated list of directories prefixed to the module search path,
-require.paths.
+\':\'\-separated list of directories prefixed to the module search path.
 
 .IP NODE_MODULE_CONTEXTS
 If set to 1 then modules will load in their own global contexts.
diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index 09eb2df74c9..09775bf3bdd 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -298,8 +298,9 @@ REPLServer.prototype.complete = function(line) {
     var filter = match[1];
     var dir, files, f, name, base, ext, abs, subfiles, s;
     group = [];
-    for (i = 0; i < require.paths.length; i++) {
-      dir = path.resolve(require.paths[i], subdir);
+    var paths = module.paths.concat(require("module").globalPaths);
+    for (i = 0; i < paths.length; i++) {
+      dir = path.resolve(paths[i], subdir);
       try {
         files = fs.readdirSync(dir);
       } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 173bcaa61b9..8ce02183be3 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -2259,8 +2259,7 @@ static void PrintHelp() {
          "\n"
          "Enviromental variables:\n"
          "NODE_PATH              ':'-separated list of directories\n"
-         "                       prefixed to the module search path,\n"
-         "                       require.paths.\n"
+         "                       prefixed to the module search path.\n"
          "NODE_MODULE_CONTEXTS   Set to 1 to load modules in their own\n"
          "                       global contexts.\n"
          "NODE_DISABLE_COLORS    Set to 1 to disable colors in the REPL\n"