diff --git a/ui/ui.accordion.js b/ui/ui.accordion.js
index 973c9706e..307264946 100644
--- a/ui/ui.accordion.js
+++ b/ui/ui.accordion.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ $.widget("ui.accordion", {
 		if (this.options.disabled || event.altKey || event.ctrlKey)
 			return;
 
-		var keyCode = $.keyCode;
+		var keyCode = $.ui.keyCode;
 
 		var length = this.options.headers.length;
 		var currentIndex = this.options.headers.index(event.target);
diff --git a/ui/ui.core.js b/ui/ui.core.js
index 84a7fcbae..d447a14e7 100644
--- a/ui/ui.core.js
+++ b/ui/ui.core.js
@@ -9,40 +9,9 @@
  */
 ;(function($) {
 
-/** jQuery core modifications and additions **/
-$.keyCode = {
-	BACKSPACE: 8,
-	CAPS_LOCK: 20,
-	COMMA: 188,
-	CONTROL: 17,
-	DELETE: 46,
-	DOWN: 40,
-	END: 35,
-	ENTER: 13,
-	ESCAPE: 27,
-	HOME: 36,
-	INSERT: 45,
-	LEFT: 37,
-	NUMPAD_ADD: 107,
-	NUMPAD_DECIMAL: 110,
-	NUMPAD_DIVIDE: 111,
-	NUMPAD_ENTER: 108,
-	NUMPAD_MULTIPLY: 106,
-	NUMPAD_SUBTRACT: 109,
-	PAGE_DOWN: 34,
-	PAGE_UP: 33,
-	PERIOD: 190,
-	RIGHT: 39,
-	SHIFT: 16,
-	SPACE: 32,
-	TAB: 9,
-	UP: 38
-};
-
 var _remove = $.fn.remove,
 	isFF2 = $.browser.mozilla && (parseFloat($.browser.version) < 1.9);
 
-
 //Helper functions and ui object
 $.ui = {
 
@@ -126,7 +95,37 @@ $.ui = {
 	isOver: function(y, x, top, left, height, width) {
 		//Determines when x, y coordinates is over "b" element
 		return $.ui.isOverAxis(y, top, height) && $.ui.isOverAxis(x, left, width);
+	},
+
+	keyCode: {
+		BACKSPACE: 8,
+		CAPS_LOCK: 20,
+		COMMA: 188,
+		CONTROL: 17,
+		DELETE: 46,
+		DOWN: 40,
+		END: 35,
+		ENTER: 13,
+		ESCAPE: 27,
+		HOME: 36,
+		INSERT: 45,
+		LEFT: 37,
+		NUMPAD_ADD: 107,
+		NUMPAD_DECIMAL: 110,
+		NUMPAD_DIVIDE: 111,
+		NUMPAD_ENTER: 108,
+		NUMPAD_MULTIPLY: 106,
+		NUMPAD_SUBTRACT: 109,
+		PAGE_DOWN: 34,
+		PAGE_UP: 33,
+		PERIOD: 190,
+		RIGHT: 39,
+		SHIFT: 16,
+		SPACE: 32,
+		TAB: 9,
+		UP: 38
 	}
+
 };
 
 // WAI-ARIA normalization
diff --git a/ui/ui.dialog.js b/ui/ui.dialog.js
index 96414e7eb..37e55927c 100644
--- a/ui/ui.dialog.js
+++ b/ui/ui.dialog.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ $.widget("ui.dialog", {
 				// setting outline to 0 prevents a border on focus in Mozilla
 				.attr('tabIndex', -1).css('outline', 0).keydown(function(ev) {
 					(options.closeOnEscape && ev.keyCode
-						&& ev.keyCode == $.keyCode.ESCAPE && self.close());
+						&& ev.keyCode == $.ui.keyCode.ESCAPE && self.close());
 				})
 				.attr({
 					role: 'dialog',
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ $.widget("ui.dialog", {
 
 		// prevent tabbing out of modal dialogs
 		(this.options.modal && this.uiDialog.bind('keypress.ui-dialog', function(event) {
-			if (event.keyCode != $.keyCode.TAB) {
+			if (event.keyCode != $.ui.keyCode.TAB) {
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ $.extend($.ui.dialog.overlay, {
 			// allow closing by pressing the escape key
 			$(document).bind('keydown.dialog-overlay', function(event) {
 				(dialog.options.closeOnEscape && event.keyCode
-						&& event.keyCode == $.keyCode.ESCAPE && dialog.close());
+						&& event.keyCode == $.ui.keyCode.ESCAPE && dialog.close());
 			});
 
 			// handle window resize