diff --git a/packages/domutils/domutils.js b/packages/domutils/domutils.js
index 70379f364a..fdc7e6efb7 100644
--- a/packages/domutils/domutils.js
+++ b/packages/domutils/domutils.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ DomUtils = {};
   // - apps that want jQuery's selector extensions (:visible, :input, etc.)
   // - apps that include jQuery anyway
   // - apps that want IE 7 support
+  //
+  // XXX others? zepto?
   var findAllBySelector = (window.Sizzle
                            || (window.jQuery && window.jQuery.find)
                            || qsaFindAllBySelector);
diff --git a/packages/domutils/package.js b/packages/domutils/package.js
index 23c9259a39..b50751a5d7 100644
--- a/packages/domutils/package.js
+++ b/packages/domutils/package.js
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ Package.describe({
 });
 
 Package.on_use(function (api) {
+  // XXX
+  // Doesn't actually require jQuery (but uses it if available).
+  //
+  // For now we are going to keep shipping jQuery with all apps
+  // so as not to break existing apps, but any time now we will
+  // cut this dependency.
   api.use('jquery', 'client');
+
   api.add_files('domutils.js', 'client');
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/spark/package.js b/packages/spark/package.js
index 98270c414e..2c28577c71 100644
--- a/packages/spark/package.js
+++ b/packages/spark/package.js
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ Package.on_use(function (api) {
   api.use(['underscore', 'uuid', 'domutils', 'liverange', 'universal-events'],
           'client');
 
-  // XXX Depends on jquery because we need a selector engine to resolve
-  // event maps. What would be nice is, if you've included jquery or
-  // zepto, use one of those; if not, ship our own copy of sizzle (but,
-  // you still want the event object normalization that jquery provides?)
-  api.use('jquery');
-
   api.add_files(['spark.js', 'patch.js', 'convenience.js'], 'client');
 });