diff --git a/src/eval.js b/src/eval.js
index a20794d..3c72665 100644
--- a/src/eval.js
+++ b/src/eval.js
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ import {
 
 import {has_toplevel_await} from './find_definitions.js'
 
-// external
-import {patch_promise} from './patch_promise.js'
-
 // TODO: fix error messages. For example, "__fn is not a function"
 
 /*
@@ -399,12 +396,7 @@ export const eval_modules = (
     }
 
     const set_promise_status = value => {
-      // TODO refactor, put is_status_requested inside status
       if(value instanceof Promise) {
-        if(value.is_status_requested) {
-          return value
-        }
-        value.is_status_requested = true
         // record stack for async calls, so expand calls works sync
         set_record_call()
         // TODO why we set status for wrapped value and not for wrapper?
@@ -431,8 +423,7 @@ export const eval_modules = (
         children = []
       }
       const children_copy = children
-      if(value instanceof Promise && !value.is_status_requested) {
-        value.is_status_requested = true
+      if(value instanceof Promise) {
         value.then(
           v => {
             value.status = {ok: true, value: v}
diff --git a/test/self_hosted_test.js b/test/self_hosted_test.js
index 3593c03..aa30261 100644
--- a/test/self_hosted_test.js
+++ b/test/self_hosted_test.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const adjust_path = path => {
   )
 }
 
+/*
 const load_external_modules = async state => {
   const urls = state.loading_external_imports_state.external_imports
   const results = await Promise.all(
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ const load_external_modules = async state => {
     ))
   )
 }
+*/
 
 const dir = load_dir('.')
 
@@ -71,10 +73,14 @@ const i = test_initial_state(
   {}, // files
   {project_dir: dir, entrypoint: 'test/run.js'}
 )
-assert_equal(i.loading_external_imports_state != null, true)
 
+/*
+assert_equal(i.loading_external_imports_state != null, true)
 const external_imports = await load_external_modules(i)
 const loaded = COMMANDS.external_imports_loaded(i, i, external_imports)
+*/
+
+const loaded = i
 
 assert_equal(loaded.eval_modules_state != null, true)
 const s = loaded.eval_modules_state