diff --git a/apps/tasks/ajax/addtask.php b/apps/tasks/ajax/addtask.php
index 9f5f382cac..03eee7c5d9 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/ajax/addtask.php
+++ b/apps/tasks/ajax/addtask.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 // Init owncloud
-require_once('../../../lib/base.php');
 OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 OCP\JSON::checkAppEnabled('tasks');
 
diff --git a/apps/tasks/ajax/addtaskform.php b/apps/tasks/ajax/addtaskform.php
index e52c9b5932..20797f31ab 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/ajax/addtaskform.php
+++ b/apps/tasks/ajax/addtaskform.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 // Init owncloud
-require_once('../../../lib/base.php');
 OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 OCP\JSON::checkAppEnabled('tasks');
 
diff --git a/apps/tasks/ajax/delete.php b/apps/tasks/ajax/delete.php
index 7b18c70c4f..6d2868748d 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/ajax/delete.php
+++ b/apps/tasks/ajax/delete.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
  */
 
 // Init owncloud
-require_once('../../../lib/base.php');
 OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 OCP\JSON::checkAppEnabled('tasks');
 
diff --git a/apps/tasks/ajax/edittask.php b/apps/tasks/ajax/edittask.php
index 4b38bb6c97..b50a6cee6a 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/ajax/edittask.php
+++ b/apps/tasks/ajax/edittask.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 // Init owncloud
-require_once('../../../lib/base.php');
 OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 OCP\JSON::checkAppEnabled('tasks');
 
diff --git a/apps/tasks/ajax/edittaskform.php b/apps/tasks/ajax/edittaskform.php
index d5d6c23eb4..a439a0c031 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/ajax/edittaskform.php
+++ b/apps/tasks/ajax/edittaskform.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 // Init owncloud
-require_once('../../../lib/base.php');
 OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 OCP\JSON::checkAppEnabled('tasks');
 
diff --git a/apps/tasks/ajax/getdetails.php b/apps/tasks/ajax/getdetails.php
index 34cbc16cc9..34ddaa7791 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/ajax/getdetails.php
+++ b/apps/tasks/ajax/getdetails.php
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
 // Init owncloud
-require_once('../../../lib/base.php');
 OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 OCP\JSON::checkAppEnabled('tasks');
 
diff --git a/apps/tasks/ajax/gettasks.php b/apps/tasks/ajax/gettasks.php
index d8a0ae1b74..aaf80a6677 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/ajax/gettasks.php
+++ b/apps/tasks/ajax/gettasks.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 // Init owncloud
-require_once('../../../lib/base.php');
 OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 OCP\JSON::checkAppEnabled('tasks');
 
diff --git a/apps/tasks/ajax/update_property.php b/apps/tasks/ajax/update_property.php
index 68fe32637c..2067dd983e 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/ajax/update_property.php
+++ b/apps/tasks/ajax/update_property.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 // Init owncloud
-require_once('../../../lib/base.php');
 OCP\JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 OCP\JSON::checkAppEnabled('tasks');
 
diff --git a/apps/tasks/index.php b/apps/tasks/index.php
index a9e8c56123..160fb5a269 100644
--- a/apps/tasks/index.php
+++ b/apps/tasks/index.php
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  * See the COPYING-README file.                   *
  *************************************************/
 
-require_once ('../../lib/base.php');
 OCP\User::checkLoggedIn();
 OCP\App::checkAppEnabled('tasks');