diff --git a/src/atom.coffee b/src/atom.coffee
index af5994f07..8bf3ab33a 100644
--- a/src/atom.coffee
+++ b/src/atom.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+#FIXME remove once all packages have been updated
+{Emitter} = require 'emissary'
+Emitter::trigger = (args...) => @emit(args...)
+Emitter::subscriptionCount = (args...) => @getSubscriptionCount(args...)
+
 fsUtils = require './fs-utils'
 $ = require './jquery-extensions'
 _ = require './underscore-extensions'
diff --git a/src/window-bootstrap.coffee b/src/window-bootstrap.coffee
index ec2d2395d..15da3237e 100644
--- a/src/window-bootstrap.coffee
+++ b/src/window-bootstrap.coffee
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 # Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.
 startTime = new Date().getTime()
 
-#FIXME remove once all packages have been updated
-{Emitter} = require 'emissary'
-Emitter::trigger = (args...) => @emit(args...)
-Emitter::subscriptionCount = (args...) => @getSubscriptionCount(args...)
-
 require './window'
 
 Atom = require './atom'