diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index 0377d94ec..994fd4c60 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-define(function( require ) {
+define([
+	"./var/arr",
+	"./var/slice",
+	"./var/concat",
+	"./var/push",
+	"./var/indexOf",
+	"./var/class2type",
+	"./var/toString",
+	"./var/hasOwn",
+	"./var/trim",
+	"./var/support"
+], function( arr, slice, concat, push, indexOf, class2type, toString, hasOwn, trim, support ) {
 
 var
-	arr = require( "./var/arr" ),
-	slice = require( "./var/slice" ),
-	concat = require( "./var/concat" ),
-	push = require( "./var/push" ),
-	indexOf = require( "./var/indexOf" ),
-	class2type = require( "./var/class2type" ),
-	toString = require( "./var/toString" ),
-	hasOwn = require( "./var/hasOwn" ),
-	trim = require( "./var/trim" ),
-	support = require( "./var/support" ),
-
 	// Use the correct document accordingly with window argument (sandbox)
 	document = window.document,
 
diff --git a/src/css.js b/src/css.js
index 3e319bfc2..79127ec0e 100644
--- a/src/css.js
+++ b/src/css.js
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
-// Require more than a few needed variables
-// Keep in mind that a dependency array cannot be used with CommonJS+AMD syntax
-define(function( require ) {
+define([
+	"./core",
+	"./var/pnum",
+	"./core/access",
+	"./css/var/rmargin",
+	"./css/var/rnumnonpx",
+	"./css/var/cssExpand",
+	"./css/var/isHidden",
+	"./css/var/getStyles",
+	"./css/curCSS",
+	"./css/defaultDisplay",
+	"./css/addGetHookIf",
+	"./css/support",
+	"./data/var/data_priv",
+
+	"./core/init",
+	"./css/swap",
+	"./core/ready",
+	"./selector" // contains
+], function( jQuery, pnum, access, rmargin, rnumnonpx, cssExpand, isHidden,
+	getStyles, curCSS, defaultDisplay, addGetHookIf, support, data_priv ) {
 
 var
-	jQuery = require( "./core" ),
-	pnum = require( "./var/pnum" ),
-	access = require( "./core/access" ),
-	rmargin = require( "./css/var/rmargin" ),
-	rnumnonpx = require( "./css/var/rnumnonpx" ),
-	cssExpand = require( "./css/var/cssExpand" ),
-	isHidden = require( "./css/var/isHidden" ),
-	getStyles = require( "./css/var/getStyles" ),
-	curCSS = require( "./css/curCSS" ),
-	support = require( "./css/support" ),
-	defaultDisplay = require( "./css/defaultDisplay" ),
-	addGetHookIf = require( "./css/addGetHookIf" ),
-	data_priv = require( "./data/var/data_priv" ),
-
 	// swappable if display is none or starts with table except "table", "table-cell", or "table-caption"
 	// see here for display values: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/CSS/display
 	rdisplayswap = /^(none|table(?!-c[ea]).+)/,
@@ -31,12 +35,6 @@ var
 
 	cssPrefixes = [ "Webkit", "O", "Moz", "ms" ];
 
-// Dependencies not needed as vars
-require( "./core/init" );
-require( "./css/swap" );
-require( "./core/ready" );
-require( "./selector" ); // contains
-
 // return a css property mapped to a potentially vendor prefixed property
 function vendorPropName( style, name ) {
 
diff --git a/src/effects.js b/src/effects.js
index 611336053..cbf098d1a 100644
--- a/src/effects.js
+++ b/src/effects.js
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-define(function( require ) {
+define([
+	"./core",
+	"./var/pnum",
+	"./css/var/cssExpand",
+	"./css/var/isHidden",
+	"./css/defaultDisplay",
+	"./data/var/data_priv",
+
+	"./core/init",
+	"./effects/Tween",
+	"./queue",
+	"./css",
+	"./deferred",
+	"./traversing"
+], function( jQuery, pnum, cssExpand, isHidden, defaultDisplay, data_priv ) {
 
 var
-	jQuery = require( "./core" ),
-	pnum = require( "./var/pnum" ),
-	cssExpand = require( "./css/var/cssExpand" ),
-	isHidden = require( "./css/var/isHidden" ),
-	defaultDisplay = require( "./css/defaultDisplay" ),
-	data_priv = require( "./data/var/data_priv" ),
-
 	fxNow, timerId,
 	rfxtypes = /^(?:toggle|show|hide)$/,
 	rfxnum = new RegExp( "^(?:([+-])=|)(" + pnum + ")([a-z%]*)$", "i" ),
@@ -64,14 +71,6 @@ var
 		} ]
 	};
 
-// Dependencies not needed as vars
-require( "./core/init" );
-require( "./effects/Tween" );
-require( "./queue" );
-require( "./css" );
-require( "./deferred" );
-require( "./traversing" );
-
 // Animations created synchronously will run synchronously
 function createFxNow() {
 	setTimeout(function() {
diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index 9efa50973..2fd702c63 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
-define(function( require ) {
+define([
+	"./core",
+	"./var/strundefined",
+	"./var/rnotwhite",
+	"./var/hasOwn",
+	"./var/slice",
+	"./event/support",
+	"./data/var/data_priv",
+
+	"./core/init",
+	"./data/accepts",
+	"./selector"
+], function( jQuery, strundefined, rnotwhite, hasOwn, slice, support, data_priv ) {
 
 var
-	jQuery = require( "./core" ),
-	strundefined = require( "./var/strundefined" ),
-	rnotwhite = require( "./var/rnotwhite" ),
-	hasOwn = require( "./var/hasOwn" ),
-	slice = require( "./var/slice" ),
-	support = require( "./event/support" ),
-	data_priv = require( "./data/var/data_priv" ),
 	rkeyEvent = /^key/,
 	rmouseEvent = /^(?:mouse|contextmenu)|click/,
 	rfocusMorph = /^(?:focusinfocus|focusoutblur)$/,
 	rtypenamespace = /^([^.]*)(?:\.(.+)|)$/;
 
-// Dependencies not needed as vars
-require( "./core/init" );
-require( "./data/accepts" );
-require( "./selector" );
-
 function returnTrue() {
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/manipulation.js b/src/manipulation.js
index e27616fe3..3de597f0f 100644
--- a/src/manipulation.js
+++ b/src/manipulation.js
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
-// Require more than a few needed variables
-// Keep in mind that a dependency array cannot be used with CommonJS+AMD syntax
-define(function( require ) {
+define([
+	"./core",
+	"./var/concat",
+	"./var/push",
+	"./core/access",
+	"./manipulation/var/rcheckableType",
+	"./manipulation/support",
+	"./data/var/data_priv",
+	"./data/var/data_user",
+
+	"./core/init",
+	"./data/accepts",
+	"./traversing",
+	"./selector",
+	"./event"
+], function( jQuery, concat, push, access, rcheckableType, support, data_priv, data_user ) {
 
 var
-	jQuery = require( "./core" ),
-	concat = require( "./var/concat" ),
-	push = require( "./var/push" ),
-	access = require( "./core/access" ),
-	rcheckableType = require( "./manipulation/var/rcheckableType" ),
-	support = require( "./manipulation/support" ),
-	data_priv = require( "./data/var/data_priv" ),
-	data_user = require( "./data/var/data_user" ),
 	rxhtmlTag = /<(?!area|br|col|embed|hr|img|input|link|meta|param)(([\w:]+)[^>]*)\/>/gi,
 	rtagName = /<([\w:]+)/,
 	rhtml = /<|&#?\w+;/,
@@ -41,13 +46,6 @@ wrapMap.optgroup = wrapMap.option;
 wrapMap.tbody = wrapMap.tfoot = wrapMap.colgroup = wrapMap.caption = wrapMap.thead;
 wrapMap.th = wrapMap.td;
 
-// Dependencies not needed as variables
-require( "./core/init" );
-require( "./data/accepts" );
-require( "./traversing" );
-require( "./selector" );
-require( "./event" );
-
 // Support: 1.x compatibility
 // Manipulating tables requires a tbody
 function manipulationTarget( elem, content ) {
diff --git a/src/offset.js b/src/offset.js
index 0aeaad26e..224f74de4 100644
--- a/src/offset.js
+++ b/src/offset.js
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-define(function( require ) {
+define([
+	"./core",
+	"./var/strundefined",
+	"./core/access",
+	"./css/var/rnumnonpx",
+	"./css/curCSS",
+	"./css/addGetHookIf",
+	"./css/support",
 
-var
-	jQuery = require( "./core" ),
-	strundefined = require( "./var/strundefined" ),
-	access = require( "./core/access" ),
-	rnumnonpx = require( "./css/var/rnumnonpx" ),
-	curCSS = require( "./css/curCSS" ),
-	addGetHookIf = require( "./css/addGetHookIf" ),
-	support = require( "./css/support" ),
-	docElem = window.document.documentElement;
+	"./core/init",
+	"./css",
+	"./selector" // contains
+], function( jQuery, strundefined, access, rnumnonpx, curCSS, addGetHookIf, support ) {
 
-require( "./core/init" );
-require( "./css" );
-require( "./selector" ); // contains
+var docElem = window.document.documentElement;
 
 /**
  * Gets a window from an element