diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php
index 20ab1615dc4..404c348ed7e 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class ConsoleShell extends Shell {
  *
  */
 	public function initialize() {
-		require_once CAKE . 'dispatcher.php';
+		App::uses('Dispatcher', 'Routing');
 		$this->Dispatcher = new Dispatcher();
 		$this->models = App::objects('model');
 		App::import('Model', $this->models);
@@ -335,21 +335,20 @@ protected function _isValidModel($modelToCheck) {
  * @return boolean True if config reload was a success, otherwise false
  */
 	protected function _loadRoutes() {
-		$router = Router::getInstance();
-
-		$router->reload();
-		extract($router->getNamedExpressions());
+		Router::reload();
+		extract(Router::getNamedExpressions());
 
 		if (!@include(CONFIGS . 'routes.php')) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		$router->parse('/');
+		Router::parse('/');
 
-		foreach (array_keys($router->getNamedExpressions()) as $var) {
+		foreach (array_keys(Router::getNamedExpressions()) as $var) {
 			unset(${$var});
 		}
-		for ($i = 0, $len = count($router->routes); $i < $len; $i++) {
-			$router->routes[$i]->compile();
+
+		foreach (Router::$routes as $route) {
+			$route->compile();
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/SchemaShell.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/SchemaShell.php
index 969fad12a82..280a86c69ff 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/SchemaShell.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/SchemaShell.php
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
  * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 1.2.0.5550
  * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
-App::import('Core', 'File', false);
-App::import('Model', 'CakeSchema', false);
+App::uses('File', 'Utility');
+App::uses('CakeSchema', 'Model');
 
 /**
  * Schema is a command-line database management utility for automating programmer chores.
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php b/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php
index 179999a1b5e..fabad4c5ba8 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 App::uses('ConsoleInputOption', 'Console');
 App::uses('ConsoleInputArgument', 'Console');
 App::uses('ConsoleOptionParser', 'Console');
+App::uses('HelpFormatter', 'Console');
 
 /**
  * Handles parsing the ARGV in the command line and provides support
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/HelpFormatter.php b/lib/Cake/Console/HelpFormatter.php
index 0b7add61d83..40f3b3cc883 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/HelpFormatter.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/HelpFormatter.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 2.0
  * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
-App::import('String', 'Utility');
+App::uses('String', 'Utility');
 
 /**
  * HelpFormatter formats help for console shells.  Can format to either
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/CakeSchema.php b/lib/Cake/Model/CakeSchema.php
index bfe7c3ffe95..17bc19f84b7 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/CakeSchema.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/CakeSchema.php
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
  * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 1.2.0.5550
  * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
-App::uses('Model', 'Core');
-App::uses('ConnectionManager', 'Core');
+App::uses('Model', 'Model');
+App::uses('AppModel', 'Model');
+App::uses('ConnectionManager', 'Model');
 
 /**
  * Base Class for Schema management
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php
index 2d9e268d752..a7778ceda3a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/File.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * Included libraries.
  *
  */
-App::uses('File', 'Utility');
+App::uses('Folder', 'Utility');
 
 /**
  * Convenience class for reading, writing and appending to files.
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/pages/home.ctp b/lib/Cake/View/pages/home.ctp
index 81a6d58181d..d861c5c12a9 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/pages/home.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/pages/home.ctp
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
  * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 0.10.0.1076
  * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
-if (Configure::read() == 0):
+if (Configure::read('debug') == 0):
 	throw new NotFoundException();
 endif;
 ?>
 <h2><?php echo __('Release Notes for CakePHP %s.', Configure::version()); ?></h2>
 <a href="http://cakephp.org/changelogs/1.3.6"><?php __('Read the changelog'); ?> </a>
 <?php
-if (Configure::read() > 0):
+if (Configure::read('debug') > 0):
 	Debugger::checkSecurityKeys();
 endif;
 ?>