diff --git a/_example/releases.js b/_example/releases.js
index ca60b98..51fa67e 100644
--- a/_example/releases.js
+++ b/_example/releases.js
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ Releases.latest = async function () {
 };
 
 Releases.sample = async function () {
-  let request = require('@root/request');
   let normalize = require('../_webi/normalize.js');
-  let all = await module.exports(request);
+  let all = await module.exports();
   all = normalize(all);
   // just select the first 5 for demonstration
   all.releases = all.releases.slice(0, 5);
diff --git a/cilium/releases.js b/cilium/releases.js
index 6d79ca0..b5117fa 100644
--- a/cilium/releases.js
+++ b/cilium/releases.js
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ module.exports = async function () {
 
 if (module === require.main) {
   (async function () {
-    let request = require('@root/request');
     let normalize = require('../_webi/normalize.js');
-    let all = await module.exports(request);
+    let all = await module.exports();
     all = normalize(all);
     // just select the first 5 for demonstration
     all.releases = all.releases.slice(0, 5);