diff --git a/js/directives/d3.js b/js/directives/d3.js
index 5dbb1f2..d39268f 100644
--- a/js/directives/d3.js
+++ b/js/directives/d3.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // D3 visualization
 // TODO: D3 as a service
-panelApp.directive('batD3', function (d3) {
+panelApp.directive('batD3', function () {
   return {
     restrict: 'E',
     terminal: true,
diff --git a/js/services/d3.js b/js/services/d3.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a9a0560..0000000
--- a/js/services/d3.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-panelApp.factory('d3', function() {
-  // TODO: how should I reference the d3 global?
-  return d3;
-});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/panel.html b/panel.html
index b8157d8..b1fa2d3 100644
--- a/panel.html
+++ b/panel.html
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
   <script src="js/services/appContext.js"></script>
   <script src="js/services/appHighlight.js"></script>
   <script src="js/services/chromeExtension.js"></script>
-  <script src="js/services/d3.js"></script>
   <script src="js/services/filesystem.js"></script>
 
   <script src="js/controllers/DepsCtrl.js"></script>