diff --git a/script/import_scripts/base.rb b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
index 2b2d249cf..bad009329 100644
--- a/script/import_scripts/base.rb
+++ b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ if ARGV.include?('bbcode-to-md')
   require 'ruby-bbcode-to-md'
 end
 
+require_relative '../../config/environment'
 require_dependency 'url_helper'
 require_dependency 'file_helper'
 
-
 module ImportScripts; end
 
 class ImportScripts::Base
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
   include ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper
 
   def initialize
-    require_relative '../../config/environment'
     preload_i18n
 
     @bbcode_to_md = true if ARGV.include?('bbcode-to-md')
diff --git a/script/import_scripts/ning.rb b/script/import_scripts/ning.rb
index 1c6414ff3..b9d8ad080 100644
--- a/script/import_scripts/ning.rb
+++ b/script/import_scripts/ning.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../config/environment")
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/base.rb")
 
 # Edit the constants and initialize method for your import data.
diff --git a/script/import_scripts/phpbb3.rb b/script/import_scripts/phpbb3.rb
index c163868f5..c5d0019b3 100644
--- a/script/import_scripts/phpbb3.rb
+++ b/script/import_scripts/phpbb3.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../config/environment")
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/base.rb")
-require_dependency 'url_helper'
-require_dependency 'file_helper'
-
 require "mysql2"
 
 
@@ -313,7 +309,7 @@ class ImportScripts::PhpBB3 < ImportScripts::Base
     s.gsub!(/\[list=1\](.*?)\[\/list:o\]/m, '[ol]\1[/ol]')
     # convert *-tags to li-tags so bbcode-to-md can do its magic on phpBB's lists:
     s.gsub!(/\[\*\](.*?)\[\/\*:m\]/, '[li]\1[/li]')
-    
+
     s
   end