diff --git a/spec/pane-element-spec.coffee b/spec/pane-element-spec.coffee
index e20068bfc..bf3747199 100644
--- a/spec/pane-element-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/pane-element-spec.coffee
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ describe "PaneElement", ->
   [paneElement, container, pane] = []
 
   beforeEach ->
+    spyOn(atom, "open")
+
     container = new PaneContainer(config: atom.config)
     pane = container.getActivePane()
     paneElement = atom.views.getView(pane)
@@ -183,7 +185,6 @@ describe "PaneElement", ->
 
     describe "when a file is dragged to the pane", ->
       it "opens it", ->
-        spyOn(atom, "open")
         event = buildDragEvent("drop", [{path: "/fake1"}, {path: "/fake2"}])
         paneElement.dispatchEvent(event)
         expect(atom.open.callCount).toBe 1
@@ -191,7 +192,6 @@ describe "PaneElement", ->
 
     describe "when a non-file is dragged to the pane", ->
       it "does nothing", ->
-        spyOn(atom, "open")
         event = buildDragEvent("drop", [])
         paneElement.dispatchEvent(event)
         expect(atom.open).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
diff --git a/src/atom-environment.coffee b/src/atom-environment.coffee
index 5ed6c2ef1..48145b8ce 100644
--- a/src/atom-environment.coffee
+++ b/src/atom-environment.coffee
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ class AtomEnvironment extends Model
       new PaneContainerElement().initialize(model, env)
     @views.addViewProvider PaneAxis, (model, env) ->
       new PaneAxisElement().initialize(model, env)
-    @views.addViewProvider Pane, (model) ->
-      new PaneElement().initialize(model)
+    @views.addViewProvider Pane, (model, env) ->
+      new PaneElement().initialize(model, env)
     @views.addViewProvider TextEditor, (model, env) ->
       new TextEditorElement().initialize(model, env)
     @views.addViewProvider(Gutter, createGutterView)
diff --git a/src/pane-element.coffee b/src/pane-element.coffee
index 41f110ddb..59f003300 100644
--- a/src/pane-element.coffee
+++ b/src/pane-element.coffee
@@ -44,14 +44,17 @@ class PaneElement extends HTMLElement
       event.stopPropagation()
       @getModel().activate()
       pathsToOpen = Array::map.call event.dataTransfer.files, (file) -> file.path
-      atom.open({pathsToOpen}) if pathsToOpen.length > 0
+      @open({pathsToOpen}) if pathsToOpen.length > 0
 
     @addEventListener 'focus', handleFocus, true
     @addEventListener 'blur', handleBlur, true
     @addEventListener 'dragover', handleDragOver
     @addEventListener 'drop', handleDrop
 
-  initialize: (@model) ->
+  initialize: (@model, {@views, @open}) ->
+    throw new Error("Must pass a views parameter when initializing PaneElements") unless @views?
+    throw new Error("Must pass a open parameter when initializing PaneElements") unless @open?
+
     @subscriptions.add @model.onDidActivate(@activated.bind(this))
     @subscriptions.add @model.observeActive(@activeStatusChanged.bind(this))
     @subscriptions.add @model.observeActiveItem(@activeItemChanged.bind(this))
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ class PaneElement extends HTMLElement
     return unless item?
 
     hasFocus = @hasFocus()
-    itemView = atom.views.getView(item)
+    itemView = @views.getView(item)
 
     if itemPath = item.getPath?()
       @dataset.activeItemName = path.basename(itemPath)
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ class PaneElement extends HTMLElement
       itemView.style.display = 'none'
 
   itemRemoved: ({item, index, destroyed}) ->
-    if viewToRemove = atom.views.getView(item)
+    if viewToRemove = @views.getView(item)
       viewToRemove.remove()
 
   paneDestroyed: ->
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ class PaneElement extends HTMLElement
   flexScaleChanged: (flexScale) ->
     @style.flexGrow = flexScale
 
-  getActiveView: -> atom.views.getView(@model.getActiveItem())
+  getActiveView: -> @views.getView(@model.getActiveItem())
 
   hasFocus: ->
     this is document.activeElement or @contains(document.activeElement)