diff --git a/lib/bcoin-browser.js b/lib/bcoin-browser.js
index 61ef9601..7d151a3d 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin-browser.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin-browser.js
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-var util = require('./utils/util');
-var global = util.global;
-
 /**
  * A bcoin "environment" which exposes all
  * constructors for primitives, the blockchain,
diff --git a/lib/crypto/backend-browser.js b/lib/crypto/backend-browser.js
index fd3b90e4..dc01a4c0 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/backend-browser.js
+++ b/lib/crypto/backend-browser.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ var hashjs = require('hash.js');
 var util = require('../utils/util');
 var aes = require('./aes');
 var sha256 = require('./sha256');
-var global = util.global;
 var crypto = global.crypto || global.msCrypto || {};
 var subtle = crypto.subtle && crypto.subtle.importKey ? crypto.subtle : {};
 var backend = exports;
diff --git a/lib/mempool/fees.js b/lib/mempool/fees.js
index 345f764f..7d708d6c 100644
--- a/lib/mempool/fees.js
+++ b/lib/mempool/fees.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ var StaticWriter = require('../utils/staticwriter');
 var encoding = require('../utils/encoding');
 var Map = require('../utils/map');
 var Logger = require('../node/logger');
-var global = util.global;
 var Float64Array = global.Float64Array || Array;
 var Int32Array = global.Int32Array || Array;
 
diff --git a/lib/node/config.js b/lib/node/config.js
index fdc01caf..dc165fce 100644
--- a/lib/node/config.js
+++ b/lib/node/config.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 var assert = require('assert');
 var fs = require('../utils/fs');
 var util = require('../utils/util');
-var global = util.global;
 
 /**
  * Config Parser
diff --git a/lib/utils/nexttick-browser.js b/lib/utils/nexttick-browser.js
index 9d549f98..b6856fd0 100644
--- a/lib/utils/nexttick-browser.js
+++ b/lib/utils/nexttick-browser.js
@@ -28,22 +28,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-var global = (function() {
-  if (this)
-    return this;
-
-  if (typeof window !== 'undefined')
-    return window;
-
-  if (typeof self !== 'undefined')
-    return self;
-
-  if (typeof global !== 'undefined')
-    return global;
-
-  throw new Error('No global defined.');
-})();
-
 var document = global.document;
 var nextHandle = 1;
 var taskMap = {};
diff --git a/lib/utils/util.js b/lib/utils/util.js
index 30c17a62..127b1132 100644
--- a/lib/utils/util.js
+++ b/lib/utils/util.js
@@ -17,29 +17,6 @@ var os = require('os');
 
 var util = exports;
 
-/**
- * Reference to the global object.
- * @const {Object}
- */
-
-util.global = (function() {
-  /* global self */
-
-  if (this)
-    return this;
-
-  if (typeof window !== 'undefined')
-    return window;
-
-  if (typeof self !== 'undefined')
-    return self;
-
-  if (typeof global !== 'undefined')
-    return global;
-
-  assert(false, 'No global defined.');
-})();
-
 /**
  * The home directory.
  * @const {String}
diff --git a/lib/workers/master.js b/lib/workers/master.js
index a721ef0f..ee9afb92 100644
--- a/lib/workers/master.js
+++ b/lib/workers/master.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ var jobs = require('./jobs');
 var Parser = require('./parser-client');
 var Framer = require('./framer');
 var packets = require('./packets');
-var global = util.global;
 var HAS_WORKERS = typeof global.postMessage === 'function';
 var HAS_CP = !!(process.stdin && process.stdout && process.stderr);
 var server;
diff --git a/lib/workers/workerpool.js b/lib/workers/workerpool.js
index f90c3a02..a9e71588 100644
--- a/lib/workers/workerpool.js
+++ b/lib/workers/workerpool.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ var jobs = require('./jobs');
 var Parser = require('./parser');
 var Framer = require('./framer');
 var packets = require('./packets');
-var global = util.global;
 var HAS_WORKERS = typeof global.Worker === 'function';
 var HAS_CP = typeof cp.spawn === 'function';