diff --git a/src/preferences-app.js b/src/preferences-app.js
index 57e529782..e2b1efe9d 100644
--- a/src/preferences-app.js
+++ b/src/preferences-app.js
@@ -99,9 +99,4 @@ const Preferences = GObject.registerClass({
     }
 });
 
-const prefs = new Preferences();
-if (prefs.hasOwnProperty('runAsync'))
-    await prefs.runAsync([system.programInvocationName].concat(ARGV));
-else
-    prefs.run([system.programInvocationName].concat(ARGV));
-
+await (new Preferences()).runAsync([system.programInvocationName].concat(ARGV));
diff --git a/src/service/daemon.js b/src/service/daemon.js
index a4291d772..1ddb3569f 100755
--- a/src/service/daemon.js
+++ b/src/service/daemon.js
@@ -698,8 +698,5 @@ const Service = GObject.registerClass({
     }
 });
 
-const service = new Service();
-if (service.hasOwnProperty('runAsync'))
-    await service.runAsync([system.programInvocationName].concat(ARGV));
-else
-    service.run([system.programInvocationName].concat(ARGV));
+await (new Service()).runAsync([system.programInvocationName].concat(ARGV));
+