diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-scope.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-scope.ts
index bbfc4e79e..81f8c528c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-scope.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/styling/style-scope.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@ import cssSelector = require("ui/styling/css-selector");
 import cssParser = require("css");
 import application = require("application");
 import * as typesModule from "utils/types";
-import * as utilsModule from "utils/utils";
 import * as fileSystemModule from "file-system";
 
 import keyframeAnimation = require("ui/animation/keyframe-animation");
 import cssAnimationParser = require("./css-animation-parser");
 import observable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 
-import {convertString} from "utils/utils";
-import {RuleSet, Node, SelectorsMap, SelectorCore, SelectorsMatch, ChangeMap } from "ui/styling/css-selector";
-import {StyleProperty, withStyleProperty} from "ui/styling/style-property";
-import {getSpecialPropertySetter} from "ui/builder/special-properties";
+import { convertString } from "utils/utils";
+import { RuleSet, Node, SelectorsMap, SelectorCore, SelectorsMatch, ChangeMap } from "ui/styling/css-selector";
+import { StyleProperty, withStyleProperty } from "ui/styling/style-property";
+import { getSpecialPropertySetter } from "ui/builder/special-properties";
 
 const animationsSymbol: symbol = Symbol("animations");
 
@@ -25,13 +24,6 @@ function ensureTypes() {
     }
 }
 
-var utils: typeof utilsModule;
-function ensureUtils() {
-    if (!utils) {
-        utils = require("utils/utils");
-    }
-}
-
 var fs: typeof fileSystemModule;
 function ensureFS() {
     if (!fs) {
@@ -144,20 +136,16 @@ export class StyleScope {
                 let url = match && match[2];
 
                 if (!types.isNullOrUndefined(url)) {
-                    ensureUtils();
+                    ensureFS();
 
-                    if (utils.isFileOrResourcePath(url)) {
-                        ensureFS();
+                    let appDirectory = fs.knownFolders.currentApp().path;
+                    let fileName = resolveFileNameFromUrl(url, appDirectory, fs.File.exists);
 
-                        let appDirectory = fs.knownFolders.currentApp().path;
-                        let fileName = resolveFileNameFromUrl(url, appDirectory, fs.File.exists);
-
-                        if (fileName !== null) {
-                            let file: fileSystemModule.File = fs.File.fromPath(fileName);
-                            let text = file.readTextSync();
-                            if (text) {
-                                selectors = selectors.concat(StyleScope.createSelectorsFromCss(text, fileName, keyframes));
-                            }
+                    if (fileName !== null) {
+                        let file: fileSystemModule.File = fs.File.fromPath(fileName);
+                        let text = file.readTextSync();
+                        if (text) {
+                            selectors = selectors.concat(StyleScope.createSelectorsFromCss(text, fileName, keyframes));
                         }
                     }
                 }