diff --git a/apps/contacts/ajax/oc_photo.php b/apps/contacts/ajax/oc_photo.php
index 0fd978e325..085d2710f5 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/ajax/oc_photo.php
+++ b/apps/contacts/ajax/oc_photo.php
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
  * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  */
-// Init owncloud
-require_once('lib/base.php');
-
 // Check if we are a user
 // Firefox and Konqueror tries to download application/json for me.  --Arthur
 OCP\JSON::setContentTypeHeader('text/plain');
diff --git a/apps/gallery/lib/album.php b/apps/gallery/lib/album.php
index 27d40cdb91..5f962f12f1 100644
--- a/apps/gallery/lib/album.php
+++ b/apps/gallery/lib/album.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 *
 */
 
-require_once('base.php');
-
 class OC_Gallery_Album {
 	public static function create($owner, $name, $path){
 		$stmt = OCP\DB::prepare('INSERT INTO *PREFIX*gallery_albums (uid_owner, album_name, album_path, parent_path) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)');
diff --git a/apps/user_openid/user.php b/apps/user_openid/user.php
index 9f751da5ed..392424795f 100644
--- a/apps/user_openid/user.php
+++ b/apps/user_openid/user.php
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ if($USERNAME=='' and isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'])){
 
 $RUNTIME_NOAPPS=true;
 $RUNTIME_NOAPPS=false;
-require_once '../../lib/base.php';
 OCP\App::checkAppEnabled('user_openid');
 
 if(!OCP\User::userExists($USERNAME)){