1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/preamble.js b/src/preamble.js
index 4101fc72..e05e1e95 100644
--- a/src/preamble.js
+++ b/src/preamble.js
@@ -386,9 +386,7 @@ var unSign = {{{ unSign.toString() }}}
 var reSign = {{{ reSign.toString() }}}
 
 // Use console read if available, otherwise we are in a browser, use an XHR
-try {
-  read;
-} catch(e) {
+if (!this['read']) {
   this['read'] = function(url) {
     // TODO: use mozResponseArrayBuffer/responseStream/etc. if available
     var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();