diff --git a/HEADER.js b/HEADER.js
index 15315a10f2f..190f52db48d 100644
--- a/HEADER.js
+++ b/HEADER.js
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ else {
       { features: {
         FetchExternalResources: ['img']
       }
-    });
-
+      });
   fabric.window = fabric.document.defaultView;
+  DOMParser = require('xmldom').DOMParser;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index 9df0f25f02e..8f7a93be670 100644
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@ var filesToInclude = [
   ifSpecifiedInclude('textbox', 'src/shapes/textbox.class.js'),
   ifSpecifiedInclude('textbox', 'src/mixins/textbox_behavior.mixin.js'),
 
-  ifSpecifiedInclude('node', 'src/node.js'),
-
   ifSpecifiedAMDInclude(amdLib)
 ];
 
diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
deleted file mode 100644
index aaf022172d1..00000000000
--- a/src/node.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,211 +0,0 @@
-(function() {
-
-  if (typeof document !== 'undefined' && typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  var DOMParser = require('xmldom').DOMParser,
-      URL = require('url'),
-      HTTP = require('http'),
-      HTTPS = require('https'),
-
-      Canvas = require(fabric.canvasModule),
-      Image = require(fabric.canvasModule).Image;
-
-  /** @private */
-  function request(url, encoding, callback) {
-    var oURL = URL.parse(url);
-
-    // detect if http or https is used
-    if ( !oURL.port ) {
-      oURL.port = ( oURL.protocol.indexOf('https:') === 0 ) ? 443 : 80;
-    }
-
-    // assign request handler based on protocol
-    var reqHandler = (oURL.protocol.indexOf('https:') === 0 ) ? HTTPS : HTTP,
-        req = reqHandler.request({
-          hostname: oURL.hostname,
-          port: oURL.port,
-          path: oURL.path,
-          method: 'GET'
-        }, function(response) {
-          var body = '';
-          if (encoding) {
-            response.setEncoding(encoding);
-          }
-          response.on('end', function () {
-            callback(body);
-          });
-          response.on('data', function (chunk) {
-            if (response.statusCode === 200) {
-              body += chunk;
-            }
-          });
-        });
-
-    req.on('error', function(err) {
-      if (err.errno === process.ECONNREFUSED) {
-        fabric.log('ECONNREFUSED: connection refused to ' + oURL.hostname + ':' + oURL.port);
-      }
-      else {
-        fabric.log(err.message);
-      }
-      callback(null);
-    });
-
-    req.end();
-  }
-
-  /** @private */
-  function requestFs(path, callback) {
-    var fs = require('fs');
-    fs.readFile(path, function (err, data) {
-      if (err) {
-        fabric.log(err);
-        throw err;
-      }
-      else {
-        callback(data);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-  fabric.util.loadImage = function(url, callback, context) {
-    function createImageAndCallBack(data) {
-      if (data) {
-        img.src = new Buffer(data, 'binary');
-        // preserving original url, which seems to be lost in node-canvas
-        img._src = url;
-        callback && callback.call(context, img);
-      }
-      else {
-        img = null;
-        callback && callback.call(context, null, true);
-      }
-    }
-    var img = new Image();
-    if (url && (url instanceof Buffer || url.indexOf('data') === 0)) {
-      img.src = img._src = url;
-      callback && callback.call(context, img);
-    }
-    else if (url && url.indexOf('http') !== 0) {
-      requestFs(url, createImageAndCallBack);
-    }
-    else if (url) {
-      request(url, 'binary', createImageAndCallBack);
-    }
-    else {
-      callback && callback.call(context, url);
-    }
-  };
-
-  fabric.loadSVGFromURL = function(url, callback, reviver) {
-    url = url.replace(/^\n\s*/, '').replace(/\?.*$/, '').trim();
-    if (url.indexOf('http') !== 0) {
-      requestFs(url, function(body) {
-        fabric.loadSVGFromString(body.toString(), callback, reviver);
-      });
-    }
-    else {
-      request(url, '', function(body) {
-        fabric.loadSVGFromString(body, callback, reviver);
-      });
-    }
-  };
-
-  fabric.loadSVGFromString = function(string, callback, reviver) {
-    var doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(string);
-    fabric.parseSVGDocument(doc.documentElement, function(results, options) {
-      callback && callback(results, options);
-    }, reviver);
-  };
-
-  fabric.util.getScript = function(url, callback) {
-    request(url, '', function(body) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
-      eval(body);
-      callback && callback();
-    });
-  };
-
-  // fabric.util.createCanvasElement = function(_, width, height) {
-  //   return new Canvas(width, height);
-  // }
-
-  /**
-   * Only available when running fabric on node.js
-   * @param {Number} width Canvas width
-   * @param {Number} height Canvas height
-   * @param {Object} [options] Options to pass to FabricCanvas.
-   * @param {Object} [nodeCanvasOptions] Options to pass to NodeCanvas.
-   * @return {Object} wrapped canvas instance
-   */
-  fabric.createCanvasForNode = function(width, height, options, nodeCanvasOptions) {
-    nodeCanvasOptions = nodeCanvasOptions || options;
-
-    var canvasEl = fabric.document.createElement('canvas'),
-        nodeCanvas = new Canvas(width || 600, height || 600, nodeCanvasOptions),
-        nodeCacheCanvas = new Canvas(width || 600, height || 600, nodeCanvasOptions);
-
-    canvasEl.width = nodeCanvas.width;
-    canvasEl.height = nodeCanvas.height;
-    options = options || { };
-    options.nodeCanvas = nodeCanvas;
-    options.nodeCacheCanvas = nodeCacheCanvas;
-    var FabricCanvas = fabric.Canvas || fabric.StaticCanvas,
-        fabricCanvas = new FabricCanvas(canvasEl, options);
-    fabricCanvas.nodeCanvas = nodeCanvas;
-    fabricCanvas.nodeCacheCanvas = nodeCacheCanvas;
-    fabricCanvas.contextContainer = nodeCanvas.getContext('2d');
-    fabricCanvas.contextCache = nodeCacheCanvas.getContext('2d');
-    fabricCanvas.Font = Canvas.Font;
-    return fabricCanvas;
-  };
-
-  var originaInitStatic = fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype._initStatic;
-  fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype._initStatic = function(el, options) {
-    el = el || fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
-    this.nodeCanvas = new Canvas(el.width, el.height);
-    this.nodeCacheCanvas = new Canvas(el.width, el.height);
-    originaInitStatic.call(this, el, options);
-    this.contextContainer = this.nodeCanvas.getContext('2d');
-    this.contextCache = this.nodeCacheCanvas.getContext('2d');
-    this.Font = Canvas.Font;
-  };
-
-  /** @ignore */
-  fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype.createPNGStream = function() {
-    return this.nodeCanvas.createPNGStream();
-  };
-
-  fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype.createJPEGStream = function(opts) {
-    return this.nodeCanvas.createJPEGStream(opts);
-  };
-
-  fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype._initRetinaScaling = function() {
-    if (!this._isRetinaScaling()) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    this.lowerCanvasEl.setAttribute('width', this.width * fabric.devicePixelRatio);
-    this.lowerCanvasEl.setAttribute('height', this.height * fabric.devicePixelRatio);
-    this.nodeCanvas.width = this.width * fabric.devicePixelRatio;
-    this.nodeCanvas.height = this.height * fabric.devicePixelRatio;
-    this.contextContainer.scale(fabric.devicePixelRatio, fabric.devicePixelRatio);
-    return this;
-  };
-  if (fabric.Canvas) {
-    fabric.Canvas.prototype._initRetinaScaling = fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype._initRetinaScaling;
-  }
-
-  var origSetBackstoreDimension = fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype._setBackstoreDimension;
-  fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype._setBackstoreDimension = function(prop, value) {
-    origSetBackstoreDimension.call(this, prop, value);
-    this.nodeCanvas[prop] = value;
-    return this;
-  };
-  if (fabric.Canvas) {
-    fabric.Canvas.prototype._setBackstoreDimension = fabric.StaticCanvas.prototype._setBackstoreDimension;
-  }
-
-})();
diff --git a/src/shapes/image.class.js b/src/shapes/image.class.js
index 2982ada15ff..e68439ab701 100644
--- a/src/shapes/image.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/image.class.js
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
         if (element.toDataURL) {
           return element.toDataURL();
         }
-        return fabric.isLikelyNode ? element._src : element.src;
+        return element.src;
       }
       else {
         return this.src || '';
diff --git a/test/unit/activeselection.js b/test/unit/activeselection.js
index 90d1df3fabe..b8ca45a1e38 100644
--- a/test/unit/activeselection.js
+++ b/test/unit/activeselection.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 (function() {
 
-  var el = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
-  el.width = 600; el.height = 600;
-
-  var canvas = this.canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode(600, 600, {enableRetinaScaling: false}) : new fabric.Canvas(el, {enableRetinaScaling: false});
+  var canvas = this.canvas = new fabric.Canvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false, width: 600, height: 600});
 
   function makeAsWith2Objects() {
     var rect1 = new fabric.Rect({ top: 100, left: 100, width: 30, height: 10, strokeWidth: 0 }),
diff --git a/test/unit/canvas.js b/test/unit/canvas.js
index cc1e65784fa..64f1e87bd93 100644
--- a/test/unit/canvas.js
+++ b/test/unit/canvas.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
                   '"visible":true,"clipTo":null,"backgroundColor":"","fillRule":"nonzero","paintFirst":"fill","globalCompositeOperation":"source-over","transformMatrix":null,"skewX":0,"skewY":0,"rx":0,"ry":0}],"background":"#ff5555","overlay":"rgba(0,0,0,0.2)"}';
 
   function _createImageElement() {
-    return fabric.isLikelyNode ? new (require(fabric.canvasModule).Image)() : fabric.document.createElement('img');
+    return fabric.document.createElement('img');
   }
 
   function getAbsolutePath(path) {
@@ -80,10 +80,7 @@
 
   var IMG_SRC = fabric.isLikelyNode ? (__dirname + '/../fixtures/test_image.gif') : getAbsolutePath('../fixtures/test_image.gif');
 
-  var el = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
-  el.width = 600; el.height = 600;
-
-  var canvas = this.canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.Canvas(el);
+  var canvas = this.canvas = new fabric.Canvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false, width: 600, height: 600});
   var upperCanvasEl = canvas.upperCanvasEl;
   var lowerCanvasEl = canvas.lowerCanvasEl;
 
@@ -1684,7 +1681,7 @@
     assert.equal(parentEl.firstChild, el, 'canvas should be appended at partentEl');
     assert.equal(parentEl.childNodes.length, 1, 'parentEl has 1 child only');
 
-    var canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.Canvas(el);
+    var canvas = new fabric.Canvas(el, {enableRetinaScaling: false });
     wrapperEl = canvas.wrapperEl;
     lowerCanvasEl = canvas.lowerCanvasEl;
     upperCanvasEl = canvas.upperCanvasEl;
@@ -2135,8 +2132,7 @@
   });
 
   QUnit.test('avoid multiple bindings', function(assert) {
-    var el2 = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
-    var c = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.Canvas(el2);
+    var c = new fabric.Canvas();
     var eventsArray = [
       c._onMouseDown,
       c._onMouseMove,
@@ -2153,8 +2149,8 @@
       c._onContextMenu
     ];
     // initialize canvas more than once
-    c.initialize(el2);
-    c.initialize(el2);
+    c.initialize();
+    c.initialize();
     var eventsArray2 = [
       c._onMouseDown,
       c._onMouseMove,
@@ -2174,16 +2170,15 @@
   });
 
   QUnit.test('avoid multiple registration - mousedown', function(assert) {
-    var el2 = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
     var originalMouseDown = fabric.Canvas.prototype._onMouseDown;
     var counter = 0;
     fabric.Canvas.prototype._onMouseDown = function() {
       counter++;
     };
-    var c = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.Canvas(el2);
+    var c = new fabric.Canvas();
     // initialize canvas more than once
-    c.initialize(el2);
-    c.initialize(el2);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
     var event = fabric.document.createEvent('MouseEvent');
     event.initEvent('mousedown', true, true);
     c.upperCanvasEl.dispatchEvent(event);
@@ -2192,16 +2187,15 @@
   });
 
   QUnit.test('avoid multiple registration - mousemove', function(assert) {
-    var el2 = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
     var originalMouseMove = fabric.Canvas.prototype._onMouseMove;
     var counter = 0;
     fabric.Canvas.prototype._onMouseMove = function() {
       counter++;
     };
-    var c = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.Canvas(el2);
+    var c = new fabric.Canvas();
     // initialize canvas more than once
-    c.initialize(el2);
-    c.initialize(el2);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
     var event = fabric.document.createEvent('MouseEvent');
     event.initEvent('mousemove', true, true);
     c.upperCanvasEl.dispatchEvent(event);
@@ -2211,16 +2205,15 @@
 
   QUnit.test('avoid multiple registration - mouseup', function(assert) {
     var done = assert.async();
-    var el2 = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
     var originalMouseUp = fabric.Canvas.prototype._onMouseUp;
     var counter = 0;
     fabric.Canvas.prototype._onMouseUp = function() {
       counter++;
     };
-    var c = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.Canvas(el2);
+    var c = new fabric.Canvas();
     // initialize canvas more than once
-    c.initialize(el2);
-    c.initialize(el2);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
 
     // a mouse down is necessary to register mouse up.
     var _event = fabric.document.createEvent('MouseEvent');
@@ -2237,16 +2230,15 @@
   });
 
   QUnit.test('avoid multiple registration - mouseout', function(assert) {
-    var el2 = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
     var originalMouseOut = fabric.Canvas.prototype._onMouseOut;
     var counter = 0;
     fabric.Canvas.prototype._onMouseOut = function() {
       counter++;
     };
-    var c = this.canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.Canvas(el2);
+    var c = new fabric.Canvas();
     // initialize canvas more than once
-    c.initialize(el2);
-    c.initialize(el2);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
     var event = fabric.document.createEvent('MouseEvent');
     event.initEvent('mouseout', true, true);
     c.upperCanvasEl.dispatchEvent(event);
@@ -2255,16 +2247,15 @@
   });
 
   QUnit.test('avoid multiple registration - mouseenter', function(assert) {
-    var el2 = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
     var originalMouseEnter = fabric.Canvas.prototype._onMouseEnter;
     var counter = 0;
     fabric.Canvas.prototype._onMouseEnter = function() {
       counter++;
     };
-    var c = this.canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.Canvas(el2);
+    var c = new fabric.Canvas();
     // initialize canvas more than once
-    c.initialize(el2);
-    c.initialize(el2);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
     var event = fabric.document.createEvent('MouseEvent');
     event.initEvent('mouseenter', true, true);
     c.upperCanvasEl.dispatchEvent(event);
@@ -2273,16 +2264,15 @@
   });
 
   QUnit.test('avoid multiple events on window', function(assert) {
-    var el2 = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
     var originalResize = fabric.Canvas.prototype._onResize;
     var counter = 0;
     fabric.Canvas.prototype._onResize = function() {
       counter++;
     };
-    var c = this.canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.Canvas(el2);
+    var c = new fabric.Canvas();
     // initialize canvas more than once
-    c.initialize(el2);
-    c.initialize(el2);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
+    c.initialize(c.lowerCanvasEl);
     var event = fabric.document.createEvent('UIEvents');
     event.initUIEvent('resize', true, false, fabric.window, 0);
     fabric.window.dispatchEvent(event);
diff --git a/test/unit/canvas_static.js b/test/unit/canvas_static.js
index be433e4ac7f..8ad411ea61d 100644
--- a/test/unit/canvas_static.js
+++ b/test/unit/canvas_static.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
   };
 
   function _createImageElement() {
-    return fabric.isLikelyNode ? new (require(fabric.canvasModule).Image)() : fabric.document.createElement('img');
+    return fabric.document.createElement('img');
   }
 
   function _createImageObject(width, height, callback) {
@@ -126,18 +126,8 @@
   }
 
   function setSrc(img, src, callback) {
-    if (fabric.isLikelyNode) {
-      require('fs').readFile(src, function(err, imgData) {
-        if (err) { throw err; };
-        img.src = imgData;
-        img._src = src;
-        callback && callback();
-      });
-    }
-    else {
-      img.src = src;
-      callback && callback();
-    }
+    img.onload = callback;
+    img.src = src;
   }
 
   function fixImageDimension(imgObj) {
@@ -152,15 +142,9 @@
 
   // force creation of static canvas
   // TODO: fix this
-  var Canvas = fabric.Canvas;
-  fabric.Canvas = null;
-  var el = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
-  el.width = 600;
-  el.height = 600;
-
-  var canvas = this.canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.StaticCanvas(el),
-      canvas2 = this.canvas2 = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.StaticCanvas(el);
-  fabric.Canvas = Canvas;
+  var canvas = this.canvas = new fabric.StaticCanvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false, width: 600, height: 600});
+  var canvas2 = this.canvas2 = new fabric.StaticCanvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false, width: 600, height: 600});
+
 
   var lowerCanvasEl = canvas.lowerCanvasEl;
 
diff --git a/test/unit/gradient.js b/test/unit/gradient.js
index 3788e0f3d60..2af46b9b40e 100644
--- a/test/unit/gradient.js
+++ b/test/unit/gradient.js
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@
   });
 
   QUnit.test('toLive linearGradient', function(assert) {
-    var el = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
-    var canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.StaticCanvas(el);
+    var canvas = new fabric.StaticCanvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false});
     var gradient = createLinearGradient();
     assert.ok(typeof gradient.toLive === 'function');
     var gradientCtx = gradient.toLive(canvas.contextContainer);
@@ -184,8 +183,7 @@
   });
 
   QUnit.test('toLive radialGradient', function(assert) {
-    var el = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
-    var canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.StaticCanvas(el);
+    var canvas = new fabric.StaticCanvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false });
     var gradient = createRadialGradient();
     assert.ok(typeof gradient.toLive === 'function');
     var gradientCtx = gradient.toLive(canvas.contextContainer);
diff --git a/test/unit/group.js b/test/unit/group.js
index c86bf458b03..165208c950b 100644
--- a/test/unit/group.js
+++ b/test/unit/group.js
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 (function() {
-
-  var el = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
-  el.width = 600; el.height = 600;
-
-  var canvas = this.canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode(600, 600, {enableRetinaScaling: false}) : new fabric.Canvas(el, {enableRetinaScaling: false});
-
-  // function _createImageElement() {
-  //   return fabric.isLikelyNode ? new (require(fabric.canvasModule).Image)() : fabric.document.createElement('img');
-  // }
+  var canvas = this.canvas = new fabric.StaticCanvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false, width: 600, height: 600});
 
   function makeGroupWith2Objects() {
     var rect1 = new fabric.Rect({ top: 100, left: 100, width: 30, height: 10, strokeWidth: 0 }),
diff --git a/test/unit/image.js b/test/unit/image.js
index ebc945f0494..ed0e994d50e 100644
--- a/test/unit/image.js
+++ b/test/unit/image.js
@@ -71,24 +71,15 @@
   };
 
   function _createImageElement() {
-    return fabric.isLikelyNode ? new (require(fabric.canvasModule).Image)() : fabric.document.createElement('img');
+    return fabric.document.createElement('img');
   }
 
   function _createImageObject(width, height, callback, options) {
     var elImage = _createImageElement();
     setSrc(elImage, IMG_SRC, function() {
-      if (width != elImage.width || height != elImage.height) {
-        if (fabric.isLikelyNode) {
-          var Canvas = require(fabric.canvasModule);
-          var canvas = new Canvas(width, height);
-          canvas.getContext('2d').drawImage(elImage, 0, 0, width, height);
-          elImage._src = canvas.toDataURL();
-          elImage.src = elImage._src;
-        }
-        else {
-          elImage.width = width;
-          elImage.height = height;
-        }
+      if (width !== elImage.width || height !== elImage.height) {
+        elImage.width = width;
+        elImage.height = height;
         callback(new fabric.Image(elImage, options));
       }
       else {
@@ -106,20 +97,10 @@
   }
 
   function setSrc(img, src, callback) {
-    if (fabric.isLikelyNode) {
-      require('fs').readFile(src, function(err, imgData) {
-        if (err) { throw err; };
-        img.src = imgData;
-        img._src = src;
-        callback && callback();
-      });
-    }
-    else {
-      img.onload = function() {
-        callback && callback();
-      };
-      img.src = src;
-    }
+    img.onload = function() {
+      callback && callback();
+    };
+    img.src = src;
   }
 
   QUnit.module('fabric.Image');
diff --git a/test/unit/image_filters.js b/test/unit/image_filters.js
index cff6263325a..d270da023e3 100644
--- a/test/unit/image_filters.js
+++ b/test/unit/image_filters.js
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@
   //   'filters':            []
   // };
 
-  // function _createImageElement() {
-  //   return fabric.isLikelyNode ? new (require(fabric.canvasModule).Image)() : fabric.document.createElement('img');
-  // }
 
   function _createImageData(context) {
     var imageData = context.createImageData(3, 1);
diff --git a/test/unit/object.js b/test/unit/object.js
index 7968d57699e..d974f8650e2 100644
--- a/test/unit/object.js
+++ b/test/unit/object.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 (function(){
 
-  var canvas = this.canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.StaticCanvas();
+  var canvas = this.canvas = new fabric.StaticCanvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false});
 
   function getAbsolutePath(path) {
     var isAbsolute = /^https?:/.test(path);
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       IMG_HEIGHT  = 110;
 
   function _createImageElement() {
-    return fabric.isLikelyNode ? new (require(fabric.canvasModule).Image)() : fabric.document.createElement('img');
+    return fabric.document.createElement('img');
   }
 
   function createImageObject(callback) {
@@ -1182,9 +1182,7 @@
   });
 
   QUnit.test('_setShadow', function(assert) {
-    var el = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
-    el.width = 600; el.height = 600;
-    var canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.StaticCanvas(el);
+    var canvas = new fabric.StaticCanvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false, width: 600, height: 600});
     var context = canvas.contextContainer;
     var object = new fabric.Object({ scaleX: 1, scaleY: 1});
     var group = new fabric.Group();
diff --git a/test/unit/object_geometry.js b/test/unit/object_geometry.js
index de4af769aed..4d17a116d09 100644
--- a/test/unit/object_geometry.js
+++ b/test/unit/object_geometry.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (function() {
-  var canvas = this.canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.StaticCanvas();
+  var canvas = this.canvas = new fabric.StaticCanvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false});
   QUnit.module('fabric.ObjectGeometry');
 
   QUnit.test('intersectsWithRectangle', function(assert) {
diff --git a/test/unit/pattern.js b/test/unit/pattern.js
index 21639ec7a5b..57a67911db8 100644
--- a/test/unit/pattern.js
+++ b/test/unit/pattern.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     var done = assert.async();
     function callback(pattern) {
       if (fabric.isLikelyNode) {
-        assert.equal(pattern.source._src, IMG_SRC, 'pattern source has been loaded');
+        assert.equal(pattern.source.src, IMG_SRC, 'pattern source has been loaded');
       }
       else {
         assert.equal(pattern.source.complete, true, 'pattern source has been loaded');
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@
 
   QUnit.test('toLive', function(assert) {
     var pattern = createPattern();
-    var el = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
-    var canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode() : new fabric.StaticCanvas(el);
+    var canvas = new fabric.StaticCanvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false});
     assert.ok(typeof pattern.toLive === 'function');
     var created = pattern.toLive(canvas.contextContainer);
     assert.equal(created.toString(), '[object CanvasPattern]', 'is a gradient for canvas radial');
diff --git a/test/unit/util.js b/test/unit/util.js
index 8bd96e2a489..f24b41fce1b 100644
--- a/test/unit/util.js
+++ b/test/unit/util.js
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
   QUnit.module('fabric.util');
 
   function _createImageElement() {
-    return fabric.isLikelyNode
-      ? new (require(fabric.canvasModule).Image)()
-      : fabric.document.createElement('img');
+    return fabric.document.createElement('img');
   }
 
   function getAbsolutePath(path) {
@@ -606,10 +604,8 @@
   QUnit.test('fabric.util.drawDashedLine', function(assert) {
     assert.ok(typeof fabric.util.drawDashedLine === 'function');
 
-    var el = fabric.document.createElement('canvas');
-    var canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode
-      ? fabric.createCanvasForNode()
-      : new fabric.Canvas(el);
+    var canvas = new fabric.StaticCanvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false});
+
 
     var ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
 
@@ -885,7 +881,7 @@
 
   QUnit.test('drawArc', function(assert) {
     assert.ok(typeof fabric.util.drawArc === 'function');
-    var canvas = this.canvas = fabric.isLikelyNode ? fabric.createCanvasForNode(600, 600, {enableRetinaScaling: false}) : new fabric.Canvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false});
+    var canvas = this.canvas = new fabric.StaticCanvas(null, {enableRetinaScaling: false, width: 600, height: 600});
     var ctx = canvas.contextContainer;
     fabric.util.drawArc(ctx, 0, 0, [
       50,