diff --git a/src/ReactiveTools.jl b/src/ReactiveTools.jl
index 9afe1c2b..60f6c7c3 100644
--- a/src/ReactiveTools.jl
+++ b/src/ReactiveTools.jl
@@ -355,15 +355,6 @@ macro clear_debounce()
   :(Stipple.debounce(Stipple.@type(), nothing)) |> esc
 end
 
-function update_storage(m::Module)
-  clear_type(m)
-  # isempty(Stipple.Pages._pages) && return
-  # instance = @eval m Stipple.@type()
-  # for p in Stipple.Pages._pages
-  #   p.context == m && (p.model = instance)
-  # end
-end
-
 import Stipple: @vars
 
 macro vars(expr)
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index dffaf611..afcbd527 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ end
     s1 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/")
     s2 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/")
     s3 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/", cookies = false)
+    # execute without cookies twice due to strange behavior of the first request
+    # - only observed when running include("test/runtests.jl") in the REPL twice
+    s3 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/", cookies = false)
 
     s4 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/static")
     s5 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/static")
@@ -371,6 +374,8 @@ end
     s1 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/")
     s2 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/")
     s3 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/", cookies = false)
+    # execute twice, see above
+    s3 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/", cookies = false)
 
     s4 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/static")
     s5 = string_get("http://localhost:$port/static")