diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 3f8a41442..dacf6b5c1 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -235,6 +235,6 @@ function tlsKey() {
 }
 
 function hasIPv6() {
-    // require here to avoid cyclic dependencies, it is cached anyways
-    return fs.existsSync(require('./paths.js').IPV6_PROC_FILE);
+    const IPV6_PROC_FILE = '/proc/net/if_inet6';
+    return fs.existsSync(IPV6_PROC_FILE);
 }
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diff --git a/src/paths.js b/src/paths.js
index e1dfb57cb..6dd863b21 100644
--- a/src/paths.js
+++ b/src/paths.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ADDON_CONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/addons'),
     COLLECTD_APPCONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/collectd/collectd.conf.d'),
     LOGROTATE_CONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/logrotate.d'),
-    IPV6_PROC_FILE: '/proc/net/if_inet6',
     NGINX_CONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/nginx'),
     NGINX_APPCONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/nginx/applications'),
     NGINX_CERT_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'platformdata/nginx/cert'),