diff --git a/src/categories.js b/src/categories.js
index 46af3f1c5a..539a643f80 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) {
 
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ var plugins = require('./plugins');
 	};
 
 	Categories.getCategoriesByPrivilege = function(set, uid, privilege, callback) {
-		var privileges = require('./privileges');
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
 				db.getSortedSetRange(set, 0, -1, next);
@@ -239,7 +238,6 @@ var plugins = require('./plugins');
 	};
 
 	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 fc841679d2..5c3a81578d 100644
--- a/src/categories/create.js
+++ b/src/categories/create.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var async = require('async');
 var db = require('../database');
 var groups = require('../groups');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
+var privileges = require('../privileges');
 var utils = require('../../public/src/utils');
 
 module.exports = function(Categories) {
@@ -49,7 +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) {
@@ -138,7 +139,6 @@ 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/categories/delete.js b/src/categories/delete.js
index e7713bb426..897e45916e 100644
--- a/src/categories/delete.js
+++ b/src/categories/delete.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var batch = require('../batch');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
 var topics = require('../topics');
 var groups = require('../groups');
+var privileges = require('../privileges');
 
 module.exports = function(Categories) {
 
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 				], next);
 			},
 			function(next) {
-				var privileges = require('../privileges');
 				async.each(privileges.privilegeList, function(privilege, next) {
 					groups.destroy('cid:' + cid + ':privileges:' + privilege, next);
 				}, next);
diff --git a/src/categories/recentreplies.js b/src/categories/recentreplies.js
index bd89939078..c7a9e9cb67 100644
--- a/src/categories/recentreplies.js
+++ b/src/categories/recentreplies.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var _ = require('underscore');
 var db = require('../database');
 var posts = require('../posts');
 var topics = require('../topics');
-var categories = require('../categories');
+var privileges = require('../privileges');
 
 
 module.exports = function(Categories) {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 		if (!parseInt(count, 10)) {
 			return callback(null, []);
 		}
-		var privileges = require('../privileges');
+
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
 				db.getSortedSetRevRange('cid:' + cid + ':pids', 0, count - 1, next);
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 		if (!Array.isArray(categoryData) || !categoryData.length) {
 			return callback();
 		}
-		var privileges = require('../privileges');
+
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
 				async.map(categoryData, getRecentTopicTids, next);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ module.exports = function(Categories) {
 				});
 
 				async.parallel({
-					categoryData: async.apply(categories.getCategoriesFields, cids, ['cid', 'parentCid']),
+					categoryData: async.apply(Categories.getCategoriesFields, cids, ['cid', 'parentCid']),
 					teasers: async.apply(topics.getTeasers, _topicData),
 				}, next);
 			},
diff --git a/src/privileges/categories.js b/src/privileges/categories.js
index bebb50f4a9..ad07b6eda3 100644
--- a/src/privileges/categories.js
+++ b/src/privileges/categories.js
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 var async = require('async');
 var _ = require('underscore');
 
-var user = require('../user');
-var groups = require('../groups');
 var helpers = require('./helpers');
-var plugins = require('../plugins');
 
 module.exports = function(privileges) {
 
@@ -15,6 +12,9 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 
 	privileges.categories.list = function(cid, callback) {
 		// Method used in admin/category controller to show all users/groups with privs in that given cid
+		var plugins = require('../plugins');
+		var groups = require('../groups');
+		var user = require('../user');
 
 		var privilegeLabels = [
 			{name: 'Find Category'},
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.categories.get = function(cid, uid, callback) {
+		var user = require('../user');
 		async.parallel({
 			'topics:create': function(next) {
 				helpers.isUserAllowedTo('topics:create', uid, [cid], next);
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 			}
 
 			var isAdminOrMod = results.isAdministrator || results.isModerator;
-
+			var plugins = require('../plugins');
 			plugins.fireHook('filter:privileges.categories.get', {
 				cid: cid,
 				uid: uid,
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 		if (!parseInt(uid, 10)) {
 			return callback(null, false);
 		}
+		var user = require('../user');
 		helpers.some([
 			function (next) {
 				user.isModerator(uid, cid, next);
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 			return callback(null, false);
 		}
 		var categories = require('../categories');
+		var user = require('../user');
 		categories.getCategoryField(cid, 'disabled', function(err, disabled) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
@@ -270,6 +273,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 
 	privileges.categories.getBase = function(privilege, cids, uid, callback) {
 		var categories = require('../categories');
+		var user = require('../user');
 		async.parallel({
 			categories: function(next) {
 				categories.getCategoriesFields(cids, ['disabled'], next);
@@ -294,7 +298,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 		uids = uids.filter(function(uid, index, array) {
 			return array.indexOf(uid) === index;
 		});
-
+		var user = require('../user');
 		async.parallel({
 			allowedTo: function(next) {
 				helpers.isUsersAllowedTo(privilege, uids, cid, next);
@@ -318,10 +322,12 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.categories.give = function(privileges, cid, groupName, callback) {
+		var groups = require('../groups');
 		giveOrRescind(groups.join, privileges, cid, groupName, callback);
 	};
 
 	privileges.categories.rescind = function(privileges, cid, groupName, callback) {
+		var groups = require('../groups');
 		giveOrRescind(groups.leave, privileges, cid, groupName, callback);
 	};
 
@@ -332,6 +338,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	}
 
 	privileges.categories.canMoveAllTopics = function(currentCid, targetCid, uid, callback) {
+		var user = require('../user');
 		async.parallel({
 			isAdministrator: function(next) {
 				user.isAdministrator(uid, next);
@@ -352,6 +359,8 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.categories.userPrivileges = function(cid, uid, callback) {
+		var user = require('../user');
+		var groups = require('../groups');
 		async.parallel({
 			find: async.apply(groups.isMember, uid, 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:find'),
 			read: function(next) {
@@ -382,6 +391,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.categories.groupPrivileges = function(cid, groupName, callback) {
+		var groups = require('../groups');
 		async.parallel({
 			'groups:find': async.apply(groups.isMember, groupName, 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:groups:find'),
 			'groups:read': function(next) {
diff --git a/src/privileges/helpers.js b/src/privileges/helpers.js
index 7b5cb0c561..d15a2f3787 100644
--- a/src/privileges/helpers.js
+++ b/src/privileges/helpers.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var async = require('async');
-var groups = require('../groups');
 
 var helpers = {};
 
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ helpers.isUserAllowedTo = function(privilege, uid, cids, callback) {
 		groupKeys.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':privileges:groups:' + privilege);
 	}
 
+	var groups = require('../groups');
 	async.parallel({
 		hasUserPrivilege: function(next) {
 			groups.isMemberOfGroups(uid, userKeys, next);
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ helpers.isUserAllowedTo = function(privilege, uid, cids, callback) {
 };
 
 helpers.isUsersAllowedTo = function(privilege, uids, cid, callback) {
+	var groups = require('../groups');
 	async.parallel({
 		hasUserPrivilege: function(next) {
 			groups.isMembers(uids, 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:' + privilege, next);
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ function isGuestAllowedTo(privilege, cids, callback) {
 	for (var i=0; i<cids.length; ++i) {
 		groupKeys.push('cid:' + cids[i] + ':privileges:groups:' + privilege);
 	}
-
+	var groups = require('../groups');
 	groups.isMemberOfGroups('guests', groupKeys, callback);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/privileges/posts.js b/src/privileges/posts.js
index 8ebf9e4bcb..452b99b770 100644
--- a/src/privileges/posts.js
+++ b/src/privileges/posts.js
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@
 
 var async = require('async');
 
-var meta = require('../meta');
-var posts = require('../posts');
-var topics = require('../topics');
-var user = require('../user');
 var helpers = require('./helpers');
-var plugins = require('../plugins');
 
 module.exports = function(privileges) {
 
@@ -18,7 +13,8 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 		if (!Array.isArray(pids) || !pids.length) {
 			return callback(null, []);
 		}
-
+		var posts = require('../posts');
+		var user = require('../user');
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
 				posts.getCidsByPids(pids, next);
@@ -59,6 +55,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.posts.can = function(privilege, pid, uid, callback) {
+		var posts = require('../posts');
 		posts.getCidByPid(pid, function(err, cid) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
@@ -69,6 +66,8 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.posts.filter = function(privilege, pids, uid, callback) {
+		var posts = require('../posts');
+		var topics = require('../topics');
 		if (!Array.isArray(pids) || !pids.length) {
 			return callback(null, []);
 		}
@@ -127,6 +126,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 					return post.pid;
 				});
 
+				var plugins = require('../plugins');
 				plugins.fireHook('filter:privileges.posts.filter', {
 					privilege: privilege,
 					uid: uid,
@@ -155,7 +155,12 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.posts.canDelete = function(pid, uid, callback) {
+		var posts = require('../posts');
+		var topics = require('../topics');
+		var meta = require('../meta');
+
 		var postData;
+
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
 				posts.getPostFields(pid, ['tid', 'timestamp'], next);
@@ -196,6 +201,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.posts.canMove = function(pid, uid, callback) {
+		var posts = require('../posts');
 		posts.isMain(pid, function(err, isMain) {
 			if (err || isMain) {
 				return callback(err || new Error('[[error:cant-move-mainpost]]'));
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.posts.canPurge = function(pid, uid, callback) {
+		var posts = require('../posts');
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
 				posts.getCidByPid(pid, next);
@@ -223,6 +230,10 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	function isPostEditable(pid, uid, callback) {
+		var posts = require('../posts');
+		var topics = require('../topics');
+		var meta = require('../meta');
+
 		var tid;
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
@@ -253,6 +264,8 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	}
 
 	function isAdminOrMod(pid, uid, callback) {
+		var posts = require('../posts');
+		var user = require('../user');
 		helpers.some([
 			function(next) {
 				posts.getCidByPid(pid, function(err, cid) {
diff --git a/src/privileges/topics.js b/src/privileges/topics.js
index b6fffb8a6a..daf2a1e53b 100644
--- a/src/privileges/topics.js
+++ b/src/privileges/topics.js
@@ -3,18 +3,17 @@
 
 var async = require('async');
 
-var meta = require('../meta');
-var topics = require('../topics');
-var user = require('../user');
 var helpers = require('./helpers');
-var categories = require('../categories');
-var plugins = require('../plugins');
 
 module.exports = function(privileges) {
 
 	privileges.topics = {};
 
 	privileges.topics.get = function(tid, uid, callback) {
+		var topics = require('../topics');
+		var user = require('../user');
+		var categories = require('../categories');
+		var plugins = require('../plugins');
 		var topic;
 		async.waterfall([
 			async.apply(topics.getTopicFields, tid, ['cid', 'uid', 'locked', 'deleted']),
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.topics.can = function(privilege, tid, uid, callback) {
+		var topics = require('../topics');
 		topics.getTopicField(tid, 'cid', function(err, cid) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 		}
 		var cids;
 		var topicsData;
+		var topics = require('../topics');
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
 				topics.getTopicsFields(tids, ['tid', 'cid', 'deleted'], next);
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 					return topic.tid;
 				});
 
+				var plugins = require('../plugins');
 				plugins.fireHook('filter:privileges.topics.filter', {
 					privilege: privilege,
 					uid: uid,
@@ -133,6 +135,9 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 			return array.indexOf(uid) === index;
 		});
 
+		var topics = require('../topics');
+		var categories = require('../categories');
+		var user = require('../user');
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
 				topics.getTopicFields(tid, ['tid', 'cid', 'deleted'], next);
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.topics.canPurge = function(tid, uid, callback) {
+		var topics = require('../topics');
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
 				topics.getTopicField(tid, 'cid', next);
@@ -186,6 +192,9 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.topics.canDelete = function(tid, uid, callback) {
+		var topics = require('../topics');
+		var user = require('../user');
+		var meta = require('../meta');
 		var topicData;
 		async.waterfall([
 			function(next) {
@@ -230,6 +239,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.topics.isOwnerOrAdminOrMod = function(tid, uid, callback) {
+		var topics = require('../topics');
 		helpers.some([
 			function(next) {
 				topics.isOwner(tid, uid, next);
@@ -242,6 +252,8 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 
 
 	privileges.topics.isAdminOrMod = function(tid, uid, callback) {
+		var topics = require('../topics');
+		var user = require('../user');
 		helpers.some([
 			function(next) {
 				topics.getTopicField(tid, 'cid', function(err, cid) {
diff --git a/src/privileges/users.js b/src/privileges/users.js
index 4ee2d69461..534cceed82 100644
--- a/src/privileges/users.js
+++ b/src/privileges/users.js
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
 
 var async = require('async');
 
-var groups = require('../groups');
-var plugins = require('../plugins');
-
 module.exports = function(privileges) {
 
 	privileges.users = {};
 
 	privileges.users.isAdministrator = function(uid, callback) {
+		var groups = require('../groups');
 		if (Array.isArray(uid)) {
 			groups.isMembers(uid, 'administrators', callback);
 		} else {
@@ -19,6 +17,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	};
 
 	privileges.users.isGlobalModerator = function(uid, callback) {
+		var groups = require('../groups');
 		if (Array.isArray(uid)) {
 			groups.isMembers(uid, 'Global Moderators', callback);
 		} else {
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 			var groupListNames = uniqueCids.map(function(cid) {
 				return 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:groups:moderate';
 			});
-
+			var groups = require('../groups');
 			async.parallel({
 				user: async.apply(groups.isMemberOfGroups, uid, groupNames),
 				group: async.apply(groups.isMemberOfGroupsList, uid, groupListNames)
@@ -91,6 +90,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	}
 
 	function isModeratorsOfCategory(cid, uids, callback) {
+		var groups = require('../groups');
 		async.parallel([
 			async.apply(privileges.users.isGlobalModerator, uids),
 			async.apply(groups.isMembers, uids, 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:mods'),
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	}
 
 	function isModeratorOfCategory(cid, uid, callback) {
+		var groups = require('../groups');
 		async.parallel([
 			async.apply(privileges.users.isGlobalModerator, uid),
 			async.apply(groups.isMember, uid, 'cid:' + cid + ':privileges:mods'),
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ module.exports = function(privileges) {
 	}
 
 	function filterIsModerator(cid, uid, isModerator, callback) {
+		var plugins = require('../plugins');
 		plugins.fireHook('filter:user.isModerator', {uid: uid, cid: cid, isModerator: isModerator}, function(err, data) {
 			if (err) {
 				return callback(err);