diff --git a/node/server.js b/node/server.js
index e6cf99386..aa94c159e 100644
--- a/node/server.js
+++ b/node/server.js
@@ -143,11 +143,6 @@ async.waterfall([
     });
     
     //serve static files
-    app.get('/static/js/require-kernel.js', function (req, res, next) {
-      res.header("Content-Type","application/javascript; charset: utf-8");
-      res.write(minify.requireDefinition());
-      res.end();
-    });
     var assetCache = new CachingMiddleware;
     app.all('/static/js/:filename', assetCache.handle, minify.minifyJS);
     app.get('/static/*', function(req, res)
diff --git a/node/utils/Minify.js b/node/utils/Minify.js
index 883c327c9..204fd15d7 100644
--- a/node/utils/Minify.js
+++ b/node/utils/Minify.js
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ function lastModifiedDate(callback) {
   });
 }
 
-exports.requireDefinition = requireDefinition;
 function requireDefinition() {
   return 'var require = ' + RequireKernel.kernelSource + ';\n';
 }
@@ -226,23 +225,29 @@ function getFileCompressed(filename, callback) {
 function getFile(filename, callback) {
   if (filename == 'ace.js') {
     getAceFile(callback);
+  } else if (filename == 'require-kernel.js') {
+    callback(undefined, requireDefinition());
   } else {
     fs.readFile(JS_DIR + filename, "utf8", callback);
   }
 }
 
 function fileExists(filename, callback) {
-  fs.stat(JS_DIR + filename, function (error, stats) {
-    if (error) {
-      if (error.code == "ENOENT") {
-        callback(undefined, false);
+  if (filename == 'require-kernel.js') {
+    callback(undefined, true);
+  } else {
+    fs.stat(JS_DIR + filename, function (error, stats) {
+      if (error) {
+        if (error.code == "ENOENT") {
+          callback(undefined, false);
+        } else {
+          callback(error, undefined);
+        }
       } else {
-        callback(error, undefined);
+        callback(undefined, stats.isFile());
       }
-    } else {
-      callback(undefined, stats.isFile());
-    }
-  })
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 function tarCode(jsFiles, write, callback) {