diff --git a/spec/api-ipc-main-spec.js b/spec/api-ipc-main-spec.js
index 642324766ec8..63e0e24bdc34 100644
--- a/spec/api-ipc-main-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-ipc-main-spec.js
@@ -1,20 +1,11 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const assert = require('assert')
-const http = require('http')
 const path = require('path')
 const {closeWindow} = require('./window-helpers')
 
-const {ipcRenderer, remote} = require('electron')
-const {ipcMain, webContents, BrowserWindow} = remote
-
-const comparePaths = (path1, path2) => {
-  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-    path1 = path1.toLowerCase()
-    path2 = path2.toLowerCase()
-  }
-  assert.equal(path1, path2)
-}
+const {remote} = require('electron')
+const {ipcMain, BrowserWindow} = remote
 
 describe('ipc main module', () => {
   const fixtures = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures')
diff --git a/spec/api-ipc-renderer-spec.js b/spec/api-ipc-renderer-spec.js
index 283065d36c11..679637d52e0c 100644
--- a/spec/api-ipc-renderer-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-ipc-renderer-spec.js
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@ const {closeWindow} = require('./window-helpers')
 const {ipcRenderer, remote} = require('electron')
 const {ipcMain, webContents, BrowserWindow} = remote
 
-const comparePaths = (path1, path2) => {
-  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
-    path1 = path1.toLowerCase()
-    path2 = path2.toLowerCase()
-  }
-  assert.equal(path1, path2)
-}
-
 describe('ipc renderer module', () => {
   const fixtures = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures')
 
diff --git a/spec/api-remote-spec.js b/spec/api-remote-spec.js
index 48842aa3aa23..bf20e7feaef5 100644
--- a/spec/api-remote-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-remote-spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const assert = require('assert')
-const http = require('http')
 const path = require('path')
 const {closeWindow} = require('./window-helpers')
 
@@ -372,4 +371,3 @@ describe('remote module', () => {
     })
   })
 })
-