diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index 539a643f80..46af3f1c5a 100644
--- a/src/categories.js
+++ b/src/categories.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var db = require('./database');
 var user = require('./user');
 var Groups = require('./groups');
 var plugins = require('./plugins');
-var privileges = require('./privileges');
+
 
 (function(Categories) {
 
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ var privileges = require('./privileges');
 	};
 
 	Categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege = function(set, uid, privilege, callback) {
+		var privileges = require('./privileges');
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
 				db.getSortedSetRange(set, 0, -1, next);
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ var privileges = require('./privileges');
 	};
 
 	function getChildrenRecursive(category, uid, callback) {
+		var privileges = require('./privileges');
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
 				db.getSortedSetRange('cid:' + category.cid + ':children', 0, -1, next);
diff --git a/src/categories/create.js b/src/categories/create.js
index e2d6960e45..09df61cb07 100644
--- a/src/categories/create.js
+++ b/src/categories/create.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 var async = require('async');
 
 var db = require('../database');
-var privileges = require('../privileges');
+
 var groups = require('../groups');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
 var utils = require('../../public/src/utils');
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 				category = data.category;
 
 				var defaultPrivileges = ['find', 'read', 'topics:read', 'topics:create', 'topics:reply', 'posts:edit', 'posts:delete', 'topics:delete', 'upload:post:image'];
-
+				var privileges = require('../privileges');
 				async.series([
 					async.apply(db.setObject, 'category:' + category.cid, category),
 					function (next) {
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 	};
 
 	Categories.copyPrivilegesFrom = function(fromCid, toCid, callback) {
+		var privileges = require('../privileges');
 		async.each(privileges.privilegeList, function(privilege, next) {
 			copyPrivilege(privilege, fromCid, toCid, next);
 		}, callback);
diff --git a/src/privileges/categories.js b/src/privileges/categories.js
index 0baf08af91..bebb50f4a9 100644
--- a/src/privileges/categories.js
+++ b/src/privileges/categories.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ var async = require('async');
 var _ = require('underscore');
 
 var user = require('../user');
-var categories = require('../categories');
 var groups = require('../groups');
 var helpers = require('./helpers');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
@@ -220,6 +219,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 		if (!cid) {
 			return callback(null, false);
 		}
+		var categories = require('../categories');
 		categories.getCategoryField(cid, 'disabled', function(err, disabled) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.categories.getBase = function(privilege, cids, uid, callback) {
+		var categories = require('../categories');
 		async.parallel({
 			categories: function(next) {
 				categories.getCategoriesFields(cids, ['disabled'], next);