diff --git a/node/utils/Minify.js b/node/utils/Minify.js
index ea7834dc..98774d19 100644
--- a/node/utils/Minify.js
+++ b/node/utils/Minify.js
@@ -306,11 +306,6 @@ function tarCode(filesInOrder, files, write) {
     write("\n\n\n/*** File: static/js/" + filename + " ***/\n\n\n");
     write(isolateJS(files[filename], filename));
   }
-
-  for(var i = 0, ii = filesInOrder.length; i < filesInOrder.length; i++) {
-    var filename = filesInOrder[i];
-    write('require(' + JSON.stringify('/' + filename.replace(/^\/+/, '')) + ');\n');
-  }
 }
 
 // Wrap the following code in a self executing function and assign exports to
diff --git a/static/js/pad.js b/static/js/pad.js
index e6d8dc9a..fb297d4a 100644
--- a/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/static/js/pad.js
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
 
 var socket;
 
+// These jQuery things should create local references, but for now `require()`
+// assigns to the global `$` and augments it with plugins.
+require('/jquery');
+require('/jquery-ui');
+require('/farbtastic');
+require('/excanvas');
+require('/json2');
+require('/undo-xpopup');
+
 var chat = require('/chat').chat;
 var getCollabClient = require('/collab_client').getCollabClient;
 var padconnectionstatus = require('/pad_connectionstatus').padconnectionstatus;
diff --git a/static/js/timeslider.js b/static/js/timeslider.js
index 3b49f49a..939c4c64 100644
--- a/static/js/timeslider.js
+++ b/static/js/timeslider.js
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+// These jQuery things should create local references, but for now `require()`
+// assigns to the global `$` and augments it with plugins.
+require('/jquery');
+require('/json2');
+require('/undo-xpopup');
+
 function createCookie(name,value,days)
 {
   if (days) {