diff --git a/CRM/Core/Payment/eWAY.php b/CRM/Core/Payment/eWAY.php
index 12bbb7bc0123..37447e6d5751 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/Payment/eWAY.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/Payment/eWAY.php
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ class CRM_Core_Payment_eWAY extends CRM_Core_Payment {
    * *******************************************************
    */
   public function __construct($mode, &$paymentProcessor) {
-    // require Standard eWAY API libraries
-    require_once 'eWAY/eWAY_GatewayRequest.php';
-    require_once 'eWAY/eWAY_GatewayResponse.php';
 
     // live or test
     $this->_mode = $mode;
@@ -149,12 +146,14 @@ public function doDirectPayment(&$params) {
     //------------------------------------
     // create eWAY gateway objects
     //------------------------------------
+    require_once 'eWAY/eWAY_GatewayRequest.php';
     $eWAYRequest = new GatewayRequest();
 
     if (($eWAYRequest == NULL) || (!($eWAYRequest instanceof GatewayRequest))) {
       return self::errorExit(9001, "Error: Unable to create eWAY Request object.");
     }
 
+    require_once 'eWAY/eWAY_GatewayResponse.php';
     $eWAYResponse = new GatewayResponse();
 
     if (($eWAYResponse == NULL) || (!($eWAYResponse instanceof GatewayResponse))) {