diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugActions.ts
index 4a81a19dda01e927f852e200e54f421356af4c3e..2f4a86cb8313e164468b25a743cb797af6ddf10b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugActions.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ import model = require('vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debugModel');
 import { IViewletService } from 'vs/workbench/services/viewlet/common/viewletService';
 import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybindingService';
 
-import remote = require('remote');
+import {clipboard} from 'electron';
 import IDebugService = debug.IDebugService;
 
-const clipboard = remote.require('clipboard');
-
 export class AbstractDebugAction extends actions.Action {
 
 	protected debugService: IDebugService;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsQuickOpen.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsQuickOpen.ts
index 78e87b6d28e3d2b6efca8e95cf31916d6fbb598c..711baa60327de9903d6e01d2475a97292e0d5689 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsQuickOpen.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsQuickOpen.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { HighlightedLabel } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/highlightedlabel/highlighte
 import { Action } from 'vs/base/common/actions';
 import * as semver from 'semver';
 import { ActionBar } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/actionbar/actionbar';
-import {shell} from 'electron';
+import { shell } from 'electron';
 
 const $ = dom.emmet;
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/electronFileActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/electronFileActions.ts
index 577706009d0bf1354c5ef32a66629e3d21903106..f18a925bbcc8cec59d73e5a96ab8a2728658e3cc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/electronFileActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/electronFileActions.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ import {asFileEditorInput} from 'vs/workbench/common/editor';
 import {IMessageService} from 'vs/platform/message/common/message';
 import {INullService} from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 
-import remote = require('remote');
-import {ipcRenderer as ipc, shell} from 'electron';
-
-const Clipboard = remote.require('clipboard');
+import {ipcRenderer as ipc, shell, clipboard} from 'electron';
 
 export class RevealInOSAction extends Action {
 	private resource: uri;
@@ -79,7 +76,7 @@ export class CopyPathAction extends Action {
 	}
 
 	public run(): Promise {
-		Clipboard.writeText(labels.getPathLabel(this.resource));
+		clipboard.writeText(labels.getPathLabel(this.resource));
 
 		return Promise.as(true);
 	}
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ export class GlobalCopyPathAction extends Action {
 	public run(): Promise {
 		let fileInput = asFileEditorInput(this.editorService.getActiveEditorInput(), true);
 		if (fileInput) {
-			Clipboard.writeText(labels.getPathLabel(fileInput.getResource()));
+			clipboard.writeText(labels.getPathLabel(fileInput.getResource()));
 			this.editorService.focusEditor(); // focus back to editor
 		} else {
 			this.messageService.show(severity.Info, nls.localize('openFileToCopy', "Open a file first to copy its path"));