diff --git a/lib/contracts/contracts.js b/lib/contracts/contracts.js
index 5305558f..f74e38c2 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/contracts.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/contracts.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ let async = require('async');
 const cloneDeep = require('clone-deep');
 
 let utils = require('../utils/utils.js');
-const constants = require('../constants');
 
 // TODO: create a contract object
 
@@ -21,13 +20,6 @@ class ContractsManager {
     this.events = options.events;
     this.compileError = false;
 
-    self.events.on(constants.events.contractFilesChanged, (newContractFiles) => {
-      self.contractFiles = newContractFiles;
-    });
-    self.events.on(constants.events.contractConfigChanged, (newContracts) => {
-      self.contractsConfig = newContracts;
-    });
-
     self.events.setCommandHandler('contracts:list', (cb) => {
       cb(self.compileError, self.listContracts());
     });