diff --git a/lib/fog/atmos/storage.rb b/lib/fog/atmos/storage.rb
index a4533ef62..a0f756cb8 100644
--- a/lib/fog/atmos/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/atmos/storage.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ module Fog
         include Utils
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           setup_credentials(options)
         end
 
@@ -80,8 +79,6 @@ module Fog
         include Utils
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
-
           setup_credentials(options)
           @connection_options = options[:connection_options] || {}
           @hmac               = Fog::HMAC.new('sha1', @storage_secret_decoded)
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/cdn.rb b/lib/fog/aws/cdn.rb
index 19bc1e245..78d33144e 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/cdn.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/cdn.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           @use_iam_profile = options[:use_iam_profile]
           setup_credentials(options)
         end
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ EOF
           params[:headers]['Date'] = Fog::Time.now.to_date_header
           params[:headers]['x-amz-security-token'] = @aws_session_token if @aws_session_token
           params[:headers]['Authorization'] = "AWS #{@aws_access_key_id}:#{signature(params)}"
-          params[:path] = "/#{@version}/#{params[:path]}" 
+          params[:path] = "/#{@version}/#{params[:path]}"
           @connection.request(params, &block)
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/dns.rb b/lib/fog/aws/dns.rb
index a1012aba7..869ce1126 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/dns.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/dns.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           @use_iam_profile = options[:use_iam_profile]
           setup_credentials(options)
           @region             = options[:region]
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/storage.rb b/lib/fog/aws/storage.rb
index cb0bf190b..e147f2b78 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/storage.rb
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           @use_iam_profile = options[:use_iam_profile]
           setup_credentials(options)
           @region = options[:region] || DEFAULT_REGION
@@ -387,7 +386,6 @@ module Fog
         # * S3 object with connection to aws.
         def initialize(options={})
           require 'fog/core/parser'
-          require 'mime/types'
 
           @use_iam_profile = options[:use_iam_profile]
           setup_credentials(options)
diff --git a/lib/fog/google/storage.rb b/lib/fog/google/storage.rb
index 23a969905..d4839d3ba 100644
--- a/lib/fog/google/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/google/storage.rb
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           @google_storage_access_key_id = options[:google_storage_access_key_id]
         end
 
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ module Fog
 
       end
 
-    
+
       class Real
         include Utils
 
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@ module Fog
         # * Storage object with connection to google.
         def initialize(options={})
           require 'fog/core/parser'
-          require 'mime/types'
 
           @google_storage_access_key_id = options[:google_storage_access_key_id]
           @google_storage_secret_access_key = options[:google_storage_secret_access_key]
diff --git a/lib/fog/hp/storage.rb b/lib/fog/hp/storage.rb
index e66ccb3ac..72de3a240 100644
--- a/lib/fog/hp/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/hp/storage.rb
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           # deprecate hp_account_id
           if options[:hp_account_id]
             Fog::Logger.deprecation(":hp_account_id is deprecated, please use :hp_access_key instead.")
@@ -250,7 +249,6 @@ module Fog
         attr_reader :hp_cdn_ssl
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           # deprecate hp_account_id
           if options[:hp_account_id]
             Fog::Logger.deprecation(":hp_account_id is deprecated, please use :hp_access_key instead.")
diff --git a/lib/fog/internet_archive/storage.rb b/lib/fog/internet_archive/storage.rb
index 64d136617..aacd4754d 100644
--- a/lib/fog/internet_archive/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/internet_archive/storage.rb
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           setup_credentials(options)
           options[:region] ||= 'us-east-1'
           @host = options[:host] || Fog::InternetArchive::API_DOMAIN_NAME
@@ -248,7 +247,6 @@ module Fog
         # * S3 object with connection to aws.
         def initialize(options={})
           require 'fog/core/parser'
-          require 'mime/types'
 
           setup_credentials(options)
           @connection_options     = options[:connection_options] || {}
diff --git a/lib/fog/local/storage.rb b/lib/fog/local/storage.rb
index 63555b3a1..17e5f2616 100644
--- a/lib/fog/local/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/local/storage.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ module Fog
         def initialize(options={})
           Fog::Mock.not_implemented
 
-          require 'mime/types'
           @local_root = ::File.expand_path(options[:local_root])
 
           @endpoint = options[:endpoint] || build_endpoint_from_options(options)
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ module Fog
         attr_reader :endpoint
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           @local_root = ::File.expand_path(options[:local_root])
 
           @endpoint = options[:endpoint] || build_endpoint_from_options(options)
diff --git a/lib/fog/ninefold/storage.rb b/lib/fog/ninefold/storage.rb
index 0990eca32..6d1a699ec 100644
--- a/lib/fog/ninefold/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/ninefold/storage.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module Fog
         include Utils
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           @ninefold_storage_token = options[:ninefold_storage_token]
           @ninefold_storage_secret = options[:ninefold_storage_secret]
         end
diff --git a/lib/fog/openstack/storage.rb b/lib/fog/openstack/storage.rb
index f6636f04b..a38f95b60 100644
--- a/lib/fog/openstack/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/openstack/storage.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           @openstack_api_key = options[:openstack_api_key]
           @openstack_username = options[:openstack_username]
           @path = '/v1/AUTH_1234'
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ module Fog
       class Real
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           @openstack_api_key = options[:openstack_api_key]
           @openstack_username = options[:openstack_username]
           @openstack_auth_url = options[:openstack_auth_url]
diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
index dec87ef05..0c7db1d78 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/storage.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           @rackspace_api_key = options[:rackspace_api_key]
           @rackspace_username = options[:rackspace_username]
           @rackspace_cdn_ssl = options[:rackspace_cdn_ssl]
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ module Fog
         attr_reader :rackspace_cdn_ssl
 
         def initialize(options={})
-          require 'mime/types'
           @rackspace_api_key = options[:rackspace_api_key]
           @rackspace_username = options[:rackspace_username]
           @rackspace_cdn_ssl = options[:rackspace_cdn_ssl]
diff --git a/lib/fog/riakcs/provisioning.rb b/lib/fog/riakcs/provisioning.rb
index 232e0120d..eecb8b35d 100644
--- a/lib/fog/riakcs/provisioning.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/riakcs/provisioning.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ module Fog
         include Utils
 
         def initialize(options = {})
-          require 'mime/types'
           require 'multi_json'
 
           configure_uri_options(options)
diff --git a/lib/fog/riakcs/usage.rb b/lib/fog/riakcs/usage.rb
index 82cf209dd..cfa815fa3 100644
--- a/lib/fog/riakcs/usage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/riakcs/usage.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Fog
         include Utils
 
         def self.data
-          @data ||= Hash.new do |hash, key| 
+          @data ||= Hash.new do |hash, key|
             hash[key] = {}
           end
         end
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module Fog
           @data = nil
         end
 
-        def initialize(options = {}) 
+        def initialize(options = {})
           configure_uri_options(options)
         end
 
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ module Fog
         include Utils
 
         def initialize(options = {})
-          require 'mime/types'
           require 'multi_json'
 
           configure_uri_options(options)
diff --git a/lib/fog/storage.rb b/lib/fog/storage.rb
index fefda43ea..30c8014dc 100644
--- a/lib/fog/storage.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/storage.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'mime/types'
+
 module Fog
   module Storage