diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/build/BuildFileCompiler.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/build/BuildFileCompiler.kt
index 41ce498d..12dfa7b8 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/build/BuildFileCompiler.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/build/BuildFileCompiler.kt
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.api.KobaltContext
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.PluginProperties
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.Project
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.PluginInfo
-import com.beust.kobalt.internal.build.VersionFile
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.DependencyManager
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.KFiles
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.KobaltExecutors
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.log
 import com.beust.kobalt.plugin.kotlin.kotlinCompilePrivate
 import com.google.inject.assistedinject.Assisted
-import rx.subjects.PublishSubject
 import java.io.File
 import java.net.URL
 import java.nio.file.Paths
@@ -35,8 +33,6 @@ public class BuildFileCompiler @Inject constructor(@Assisted("buildFiles") val b
         fun create(@Assisted("buildFiles") buildFiles: List<BuildFile>, pluginInfo: PluginInfo) : BuildFileCompiler
     }
 
-    val observable = PublishSubject.create<List<Project>>()
-
     private val SCRIPT_JAR = "buildScript.jar"
 
     fun compileBuildFiles(args: Args): List<Project> {
@@ -115,12 +111,6 @@ public class BuildFileCompiler @Inject constructor(@Assisted("buildFiles") val b
      * - the source code for the modified Build.kt (after profiles are applied)
      * - the URL's of all the plug-ins that were found.
      */
-    private fun parseBuildFile(context: KobaltContext, buildFile: BuildFile) : ParsedBuildFile {
-        // Parse the build file so we can generate preBuildScript and buildScript from it.
-        with(ParsedBuildFile(buildFile, context, buildScriptUtil, dependencyManager, files)) {
-            // Notify possible listeners (e.g. KobaltServer) we now have all the projects
-            observable.onNext(projects)
-            return this
-        }
-    }
+    private fun parseBuildFile(context: KobaltContext, buildFile: BuildFile) =
+            ParsedBuildFile(buildFile, context, buildScriptUtil, dependencyManager, files)
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/remote/GetDependenciesCommand.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/remote/GetDependenciesCommand.kt
index 6dbb49d6..4c07493f 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/remote/GetDependenciesCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/remote/GetDependenciesCommand.kt
@@ -30,12 +30,8 @@ class GetDependenciesCommand @Inject constructor(val executors: KobaltExecutors,
     override fun run(sender: ICommandSender, received: JsonObject) {
         val buildFile = BuildFile(Paths.get(received.get("buildFile").asString), "GetDependenciesCommand")
         val scriptCompiler = buildFileCompilerFactory.create(listOf(buildFile), pluginInfo)
-        scriptCompiler.observable.subscribe {
-            projects -> if (projects.size > 0) {
-                sender.sendData(toData(projects))
-            }
-        }
-        scriptCompiler.compileBuildFiles(args)
+        val projects = scriptCompiler.compileBuildFiles(args)
+        sender.sendData(toData(projects))
     }
 
     private fun toData(projects: List<Project>) : CommandData {