diff --git a/bin/auth_ejabberd.php b/bin/auth_ejabberd.php
index 22087ed017..88e5d034cb 100755
--- a/bin/auth_ejabberd.php
+++ b/bin/auth_ejabberd.php
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\ForbiddenException;
-
 if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
 	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
 	exit();
diff --git a/bin/console.php b/bin/console.php
index 8305176157..35f0b5feef 100755
--- a/bin/console.php
+++ b/bin/console.php
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\ForbiddenException;
-
 if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
 	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
 	exit();
diff --git a/bin/daemon.php b/bin/daemon.php
index 78eb74001d..7d4945fe03 100755
--- a/bin/daemon.php
+++ b/bin/daemon.php
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  * This script was taken from http://php.net/manual/en/function.pcntl-fork.php
  */
 
-use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\ForbiddenException;
-
 if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
 	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
 	exit();
diff --git a/bin/testargs.php b/bin/testargs.php
index dbfd05a130..55197f63a3 100644
--- a/bin/testargs.php
+++ b/bin/testargs.php
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\ForbiddenException;
-
 if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
 	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
 	exit();
diff --git a/bin/wait-for-connection b/bin/wait-for-connection
index 35560feb2a..f0fd8cc60f 100755
--- a/bin/wait-for-connection
+++ b/bin/wait-for-connection
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@
  * Usage: php bin/wait-for-connection {HOST} {PORT} [{TIMEOUT}]
  */
 
-use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\ForbiddenException;
-
 if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
-	throw new ForbiddenException();
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
 }
 
 $timeout = 60;
diff --git a/bin/worker.php b/bin/worker.php
index ad70bb176a..2fe03cb4b2 100755
--- a/bin/worker.php
+++ b/bin/worker.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
  * Starts the background processing
  */
 
-use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\ForbiddenException;
-
 if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
 	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
 	exit();