diff --git a/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/Chat.js b/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/Chat.js
index dfde1aa46..605070b41 100644
--- a/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/Chat.js
+++ b/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/Chat.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import VideoLayout from "../../videolayout/VideoLayout";
 import UIUtil from '../../util/UIUtil';
 import UIEvents from '../../../../service/UI/UIEvents';
 
-var smileys = require("./smileys.json").smileys;
+import { smileys } from './smileys';
 
 var unreadMessages = 0;
 
diff --git a/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/Replacement.js b/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/Replacement.js
index 6d6d3d071..a4b00559a 100644
--- a/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/Replacement.js
+++ b/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/Replacement.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* jshint -W101 */
-var Smileys = require("./smileys.json");
+import { regexes } from './smileys';
 
 /**
  * Processes links and smileys in "body"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function linkify(inputText) {
     replacePattern2 = /(^|[^\/])(www\.[\S]+(\b|$))/gim;
     replacedText = replacedText.replace(replacePattern2, '$1<a href="http://$2" target="_blank">$2</a>');
 
-    //Change email addresses to mailto:: links.
+    //Change email addresses to mailto: links.
     replacePattern3 = /(([a-zA-Z0-9\-\_\.])+@[a-zA-Z\_]+?(\.[a-zA-Z]{2,6})+)/gim;
     replacedText = replacedText.replace(replacePattern3, '<a href="mailto:$1">$1</a>');
 
@@ -44,10 +44,9 @@ function smilify(body) {
         return body;
     }
 
-    var regexs = Smileys.regexs;
-    for(var smiley in regexs) {
-        if(regexs.hasOwnProperty(smiley)) {
-            body = body.replace(regexs[smiley],
+    for(var smiley in regexes) {
+        if(regexes.hasOwnProperty(smiley)) {
+            body = body.replace(regexes[smiley],
                     '<img class="smiley" src="images/smileys/' + smiley + '.svg">');
         }
     }
diff --git a/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/smileys.js b/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/smileys.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a52e43ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/smileys.js
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+export const smileys = {
+    smiley1: ":)",
+    smiley2: ":(",
+    smiley3: ":D",
+    smiley4: "(y)",
+    smiley5: " :P",
+    smiley6: "(wave)",
+    smiley7: "(blush)",
+    smiley8: "(chuckle)",
+    smiley9: "(shocked)",
+    smiley10: ":*",
+    smiley11: "(n)",
+    smiley12: "(search)",
+    smiley13: " <3",
+    smiley14: "(oops)",
+    smiley15: "(angry)",
+    smiley16: "(angel)",
+    smiley17: "(sick)",
+    smiley18: ";(",
+    smiley19: "(bomb)",
+    smiley20: "(clap)",
+    smiley21: " ;)"
+};
+
+export const regexes = {
+    smiley2: /(:-\(\(|:-\(|:\(\(|:\(|\(sad\))/gi,
+    smiley3: /(:-\)\)|:\)\)|\(lol\)|:-D|:D)/gi,
+    smiley1: /(:-\)|:\))/gi,
+    smiley4: /(\(y\)|\(Y\)|\(ok\))/gi,
+    smiley5: /(:-P|:P|:-p|:p)/gi,
+    smiley6: /(\(wave\))/gi,
+    smiley7: /(\(blush\))/gi,
+    smiley8: /(\(chuckle\))/gi,
+    smiley9: /(:-0|\(shocked\))/gi,
+    smiley10: /(:-\*|:\*|\(kiss\))/gi,
+    smiley11: /(\(n\))/gi,
+    smiley12: /(\(search\))/g,
+    smiley13: /(<3|&lt;3|&amp;lt;3|\(L\)|\(l\)|\(H\)|\(h\))/gi,
+    smiley14: /(\(oops\))/gi,
+    smiley15: /(\(angry\))/gi,
+    smiley16: /(\(angel\))/gi,
+    smiley17: /(\(sick\))/gi,
+    smiley18: /(;-\(\(|;\(\(|;-\(|;\(|:"\(|:"-\(|:~-\(|:~\(|\(upset\))/gi,
+    smiley19: /(\(bomb\))/gi,
+    smiley20: /(\(clap\))/gi,
+    smiley21: /(;-\)|;\)|;-\)\)|;\)\)|;-D|;D|\(wink\))/gi
+};
diff --git a/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/smileys.json b/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/smileys.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 60a8201d9..000000000
--- a/modules/UI/side_pannels/chat/smileys.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "smileys": {
-        "smiley1": ":)",
-        "smiley2": ":(",
-        "smiley3": ":D",
-        "smiley4": "(y)",
-        "smiley5": " :P",
-        "smiley6": "(wave)",
-        "smiley7": "(blush)",
-        "smiley8": "(chuckle)",
-        "smiley9": "(shocked)",
-        "smiley10": ":*",
-        "smiley11": "(n)",
-        "smiley12": "(search)",
-        "smiley13": " <3",
-        "smiley14": "(oops)",
-        "smiley15": "(angry)",
-        "smiley16": "(angel)",
-        "smiley17": "(sick)",
-        "smiley18": ";(",
-        "smiley19": "(bomb)",
-        "smiley20": "(clap)",
-        "smiley21": " ;)"
-    },
-    "regexs": {
-        "smiley2": /(:-\(\(|:-\(|:\(\(|:\(|\(sad\))/gi,
-        "smiley3": /(:-\)\)|:\)\)|\(lol\)|:-D|:D)/gi,
-        "smiley1": /(:-\)|:\))/gi,
-        "smiley4": /(\(y\)|\(Y\)|\(ok\))/gi,
-        "smiley5": /(:-P|:P|:-p|:p)/gi,
-        "smiley6": /(\(wave\))/gi,
-        "smiley7": /(\(blush\))/gi,
-        "smiley8": /(\(chuckle\))/gi,
-        "smiley9": /(:-0|\(shocked\))/gi,
-        "smiley10": /(:-\*|:\*|\(kiss\))/gi,
-        "smiley11": /(\(n\))/gi,
-        "smiley12": /(\(search\))/g,
-        "smiley13": /(<3|&lt;3|&amp;lt;3|\(L\)|\(l\)|\(H\)|\(h\))/gi,
-        "smiley14": /(\(oops\))/gi,
-        "smiley15": /(\(angry\))/gi,
-        "smiley16": /(\(angel\))/gi,
-        "smiley17": /(\(sick\))/gi,
-        "smiley18": /(;-\(\(|;\(\(|;-\(|;\(|:"\(|:"-\(|:~-\(|:~\(|\(upset\))/gi,
-        "smiley19": /(\(bomb\))/gi,
-        "smiley20": /(\(clap\))/gi,
-        "smiley21": /(;-\)|;\)|;-\)\)|;\)\)|;-D|;D|\(wink\))/gi
-    }
-}