diff --git a/lib/script/script.js b/lib/script/script.js
index 74fbe9980..6de0bf5e6 100644
--- a/lib/script/script.js
+++ b/lib/script/script.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var Address = require('../address');
+var Address;
 var BufferReader = require('../encoding/bufferreader');
 var BufferWriter = require('../encoding/bufferwriter');
 var Hash = require('../crypto/hash');
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var JSUtil = require('../util/js');
  * @param {Object|string|Buffer=} from optional data to populate script
  */
 var Script = function Script(from) {
+  Address = require('../address');
   if (!(this instanceof Script)) {
     return new Script(from);
   }