diff --git a/generate_commands.js b/generate_commands.js
index e94d74ec4a..e6949d3a14 100644
--- a/generate_commands.js
+++ b/generate_commands.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var http = require("http"),
-    sys = require("sys"),
     fs = require("fs");
 
 function prettyCurrentTime() {
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 3dc41a5777..632631cca2 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-if (process.versions.node.match(/^0.3/)) {
+// Support for very old versions of node.  At some point, we should abandon this.
+var minor = process.versions.node.split('.')[1];
+if (minor > 2) {
     exports.util = require("util");
 } else {
-    // This module is called "sys" in 0.2.x
     exports.util = require("sys");
 }