diff --git a/app/application.js b/app/application.js
index 906247ea3..910d2af8d 100644
--- a/app/application.js
+++ b/app/application.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import loadPolyfills from './soapbox/load_polyfills';
-import { start } from './soapbox/common';
 
-start();
+require('fork-awesome/css/fork-awesome.css');
+
+require.context('./images/', true);
+
+require('@fonticonpicker/react-fonticonpicker/dist/fonticonpicker.base-theme.react.css');
+require('@fonticonpicker/react-fonticonpicker/dist/fonticonpicker.material-theme.react.css');
 
 loadPolyfills().then(() => {
   require('./soapbox/main').default();
diff --git a/app/soapbox/common.js b/app/soapbox/common.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b0c6f87d8..000000000
--- a/app/soapbox/common.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-import Rails from 'rails-ujs';
-
-export function start() {
-  require('fork-awesome/css/fork-awesome.css');
-  require('@fonticonpicker/react-fonticonpicker/dist/fonticonpicker.base-theme.react.css');
-  require('@fonticonpicker/react-fonticonpicker/dist/fonticonpicker.material-theme.react.css');
-  require.context('../images/', true);
-
-  try {
-    Rails.start();
-  } catch (e) {
-    // If called twice
-  }
-};