diff --git a/lib/instapaper/http/request.rb b/lib/instapaper/http/request.rb
index c1359b0..a4ac886 100644
--- a/lib/instapaper/http/request.rb
+++ b/lib/instapaper/http/request.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 require 'addressable/uri'
 require 'http'
-require 'json'
-require 'net/https'
-require 'openssl'
 require 'instapaper/http/headers'
 require 'instapaper/http/response'
 
diff --git a/lib/instapaper/http/response.rb b/lib/instapaper/http/response.rb
index 58cc435..0947a83 100644
--- a/lib/instapaper/http/response.rb
+++ b/lib/instapaper/http/response.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'json'
 require 'instapaper/error'
 
 module Instapaper