diff --git a/lib/express.js b/lib/express.js
index 485a8fc08d..594007b5b4 100644
--- a/lib/express.js
+++ b/lib/express.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ exports.urlencoded = bodyParser.urlencoded
  * Replace removed middleware with an appropriate error message.
  */
 
-;[
+var removedMiddlewares = [
   'bodyParser',
   'compress',
   'cookieSession',
@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@ exports.urlencoded = bodyParser.urlencoded
   'directory',
   'limit',
   'multipart',
-  'staticCache',
-].forEach(function (name) {
+  'staticCache'
+]
+
+removedMiddlewares.forEach(function (name) {
   Object.defineProperty(exports, name, {
     get: function () {
       throw new Error('Most middleware (like ' + name + ') is no longer bundled with Express and must be installed separately. Please see https://github.com/senchalabs/connect#middleware.');