diff --git a/lib/module.js b/lib/module.js
index ca2c805bb0da16..a068bffa7d9056 100644
--- a/lib/module.js
+++ b/lib/module.js
@@ -428,14 +428,14 @@ Module.prototype._compile = function(content, filename) {
 
 // Native extension for .js
 Module._extensions['.js'] = function(module, filename) {
-  var content = internalModuleReadFile(filename);
+  var content = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8');
   module._compile(internalModule.stripBOM(content), filename);
 };
 
 
 // Native extension for .json
 Module._extensions['.json'] = function(module, filename) {
-  var content = internalModuleReadFile(filename);
+  var content = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8');
   try {
     module.exports = JSON.parse(internalModule.stripBOM(content));
   } catch (err) {