diff --git a/Tools/release-electron.js b/Tools/release-electron.js
index e6acf13b39..c4d6965ae8 100644
--- a/Tools/release-electron.js
+++ b/Tools/release-electron.js
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const { execCommand, githubRelease, handleCommitHook, githubOauthToken } = require('./tool-utils.js');
 const path = require('path');
-const fetch = require('node-fetch');
-const uriTemplate = require('uri-template');
 
 const rootDir = path.dirname(__dirname);
 const appDir = rootDir + '/ElectronClient/app';
diff --git a/Tools/tool-utils.js b/Tools/tool-utils.js
index c32a085be8..6c59cffc1a 100644
--- a/Tools/tool-utils.js
+++ b/Tools/tool-utils.js
@@ -82,11 +82,14 @@ toolUtils.fileExists = async function(filePath) {
 }
 
 toolUtils.githubOauthToken = async function() {
+	const fs = require('fs-extra');
 	const r = await fs.readFile(__dirname + '/Tools/github_oauth_token.txt');
 	return r.toString();
 }
 
 toolUtils.githubRelease = async function(tagName, isDraft) {
+	const fetch = require('node-fetch');
+	
 	const oauthToken = await githubOauthToken();
 	
 	const response = await fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/laurent22/joplin/releases', {