diff --git a/lib/browser/api/app.js b/lib/browser/api/app.js
index 09835a792e0e..34210f42090f 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/app.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/app.js
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 'use strict'
 
+const bindings = process.atomBinding('app')
+const {app} = bindings
+
+// Only one app object permitted.
+module.exports = app
+
 const electron = require('electron')
 const {deprecate, Menu} = electron
 const {EventEmitter} = require('events')
 
-const bindings = process.atomBinding('app')
-const {app} = bindings
-
 Object.setPrototypeOf(app, EventEmitter.prototype)
 
 let appPath = null
@@ -67,6 +70,3 @@ process.atomBinding('download_item')._setWrapDownloadItem((downloadItem) => {
   // downloadItem is an EventEmitter.
   Object.setPrototypeOf(downloadItem, EventEmitter.prototype)
 })
-
-// Only one App object pemitted.
-module.exports = app
diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.js b/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.js
index aaebd56223b4..0df6126a15f4 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu-item-roles.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+const {app} = require('electron')
+
 const roles = {
   about: {
     get label () {
-      const {app} = require('electron')
       return `About ${app.getName()}`
     }
   },
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ const roles = {
   },
   hide: {
     get label () {
-      const {app} = require('electron')
       return `Hide ${app.getName()}`
     },
     accelerator: 'Command+H'
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ const roles = {
   },
   quit: {
     get label () {
-      const {app} = require('electron')
       return process.platform === 'win32' ? 'Exit' : `Quit ${app.getName()}`
     },
     accelerator: process.platform === 'win32' ? null : 'Command+Q',
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ exports.execute = function (role, focusedWindow) {
   const {appMethod, webContentsMethod, windowMethod} = roles[role]
 
   if (appMethod) {
-    const {app} = require('electron')
     app[appMethod]()
     return true
   }