diff --git a/lib/unset.js b/lib/unset.js
index 98dae1a9..4e4f9ae8 100644
--- a/lib/unset.js
+++ b/lib/unset.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 var Gun = (typeof window !== "undefined")? window.Gun : require('../gun');
 
-const rel_ = Gun.val.link._;  // '#'
-const node_ = Gun.node._;  // '_'
+const rel_ = '#';  // '#'
+const node_ = '_';  // '_'
 
 Gun.chain.unset = function(node){
-	if( this && node && node[node_] && node[node_].put && node[node_].put[node_] && node[node_].put[node_][rel_] )
+	if( this && node && node[node_] && node[node_].put && node[node_].put[node_] && node[node_].put[node_][rel_] ){
 		this.put( { [node[node_].put[node_][rel_]]:null} );
+	}
 	return this;
 }