diff --git a/lib/dashboard/repl.js b/lib/dashboard/repl.js
index 1dd5181f6..d9a0dd014 100644
--- a/lib/dashboard/repl.js
+++ b/lib/dashboard/repl.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const repl = require("repl");
-const RunCode = require('../coderunner/runCode');
 
 class REPL {
   constructor(options) {
@@ -8,9 +7,9 @@ class REPL {
 
   start(done) {
     this.replServer = repl.start({
-      prompt: "Embark (" + this.env + ") > "
+      prompt: "Embark (" + this.env + ") > ",
+      useGlobal: true
     });
-    this.initializeContext(this.replServer.context);
 
     this.replServer.on("exit", () => {
       process.exit();
@@ -19,9 +18,6 @@ class REPL {
     done();
   }
 
-  initializeContext(context) {
-    context.embark = RunCode.getContext();
-  }
 }
 
 module.exports = REPL;