diff --git a/src/drivers/Twisted.py b/src/drivers/Twisted.py
index c91d80d6b..b6d72fc90 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Twisted.py
+++ b/src/drivers/Twisted.py
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ class SupyReconnectingFactory(ReconnectingClientFactory, drivers.ServersMixin):
         return protocol
 
 Driver = SupyReconnectingFactory
+poller = TwistedRunnerDriver()
 
-try:
-    ignore(poller)
-except NameError:
-    poller = TwistedRunnerDriver()
 # vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab textwidth=79:
diff --git a/src/schedule.py b/src/schedule.py
index 3b36a8a7a..677661201 100644
--- a/src/schedule.py
+++ b/src/schedule.py
@@ -131,11 +131,8 @@ class Schedule(drivers.IrcDriver):
             except Exception, e:
                 log.exception('Uncaught exception in scheduled function:')
 
-try:
-    ignore(schedule)
-except NameError:
-    schedule = Schedule()
 
+schedule = Schedule()
 addEvent = schedule.addEvent
 removeEvent = schedule.removeEvent
 rescheduleEvent = schedule.rescheduleEvent