diff --git a/lib/adapters/xhr.js b/lib/adapters/xhr.js
index 377e3e9..4cda89a 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/xhr.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/xhr.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 var utils = require('./../utils');
 var settle = require('./../core/settle');
+var cookies = require('./../helpers/cookies');
 var buildURL = require('./../helpers/buildURL');
 var buildFullPath = require('../core/buildFullPath');
 var parseHeaders = require('./../helpers/parseHeaders');
@@ -103,8 +104,6 @@ module.exports = function xhrAdapter(config) {
     // This is only done if running in a standard browser environment.
     // Specifically not if we're in a web worker, or react-native.
     if (utils.isStandardBrowserEnv()) {
-      var cookies = require('./../helpers/cookies');
-
       // Add xsrf header
       var xsrfValue = (config.withCredentials || isURLSameOrigin(fullPath)) && config.xsrfCookieName ?
         cookies.read(config.xsrfCookieName) :