diff --git a/mod/bspwm_pager b/mod/bspwm_pager
index ec36dba..0e0e41b 100644
--- a/mod/bspwm_pager
+++ b/mod/bspwm_pager
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ class ModBspwmPager < ModBasic
 	end
 end
 
-$workers << ModBspwmPager.new.mainloop()
+ModBspwmPager.new.mainloop()
diff --git a/mod/date b/mod/date
index 67f10b7..883be98 100644
--- a/mod/date
+++ b/mod/date
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ class ModDate < ModBasic
 	end
 end
 
-$workers << ModDate.new.mainloop()
+ModDate.new.mainloop()
diff --git a/moltenbar b/moltenbar
index 8c5d589..eb4b431 100755
--- a/moltenbar
+++ b/moltenbar
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ require 'yaml'
 require 'erb'
 
 $queue = Queue.new
-$workers = []
 $panel_data = Hash.new("")
 
 class ModBasic