diff --git a/browser/main/NoteList/index.js b/browser/main/NoteList/index.js
index bcba23cc..eeb16a5f 100644
--- a/browser/main/NoteList/index.js
+++ b/browser/main/NoteList/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { confirmDeleteNote } from 'browser/lib/confirmDeleteNote'
 import context from 'browser/lib/context'
 
 const { remote } = require('electron')
-const { Menu, MenuItem, dialog } = remote
+const { dialog } = remote
 const WP_POST_PATH = '/wp/v2/posts'
 
 function sortByCreatedAt (a, b) {
diff --git a/browser/main/SideNav/index.js b/browser/main/SideNav/index.js
index d8561b7e..c4fa417b 100644
--- a/browser/main/SideNav/index.js
+++ b/browser/main/SideNav/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import React from 'react'
 import CSSModules from 'browser/lib/CSSModules'
-const { remote } = require('electron')
-const { Menu } = remote
 import dataApi from 'browser/main/lib/dataApi'
 import styles from './SideNav.styl'
 import { openModal } from 'browser/main/lib/modal'