diff --git a/routes/home.js b/routes/home.js
index 2997767..b68ba45 100644
--- a/routes/home.js
+++ b/routes/home.js
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ const homeRoute = require('express').Router();
 const processJsonSubreddit = require('../inc/processJsonSubreddit.js');
 const tedditApiSubreddit = require('../inc/teddit_api/handleSubreddit.js')();
 const processMoreComments = require('../inc/processMoreComments.js')();
-const processSubredditsExplore =
-  require('../inc/processSubredditsExplore.js')();
 
 homeRoute.get('/:sort?', async (req, res, next) => {
   let past = req.query.t;
diff --git a/routes/save.js b/routes/save.js
index e09d23a..9479700 100644
--- a/routes/save.js
+++ b/routes/save.js
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ const saveRoutes = require('express').Router();
 const processJsonSubreddit = require('../inc/processJsonSubreddit.js');
 const tedditApiSubreddit = require('../inc/teddit_api/handleSubreddit.js')();
 const processMoreComments = require('../inc/processMoreComments.js')();
-const processSubredditsExplore =
-  require('../inc/processSubredditsExplore.js')();
 
 saveRoutes.get('/saved', (req, res, next) => {
   let saved = req.cookies.saved;
diff --git a/routes/user.js b/routes/user.js
index bbdc8af..23b2150 100644
--- a/routes/user.js
+++ b/routes/user.js
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ const tedditApiUser = require('../inc/teddit_api/handleUser.js')();
 const processJsonSubreddit = require('../inc/processJsonSubreddit.js');
 const tedditApiSubreddit = require('../inc/teddit_api/handleSubreddit.js')();
 const processMoreComments = require('../inc/processMoreComments.js')();
-const processSubredditsExplore =
-  require('../inc/processSubredditsExplore.js')();
 
 userRoutes.get('/user/:user/:kind?', (req, res, next) => {
   let kind = '';