diff --git a/lib/nconf/stores/file.js b/lib/nconf/stores/file.js
index 0aef8e6..b79df1c 100644
--- a/lib/nconf/stores/file.js
+++ b/lib/nconf/stores/file.js
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-var crypto = require('crypto'),
-    fs = require('fs'),
+var fs = require('fs'),
     path = require('path'),
     util = require('util'),
     Secure = require('secure-keys'),