diff --git a/src/templating/templateRewriting.js b/src/templating/templateRewriting.js
index a584efdc8..b8241ea39 100644
--- a/src/templating/templateRewriting.js
+++ b/src/templating/templateRewriting.js
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ ko.templateRewriting = (function () {
         // For no obvious reason, Opera fails to evaluate rewrittenDataBindAttributeValue unless it's wrapped in an additional
         // anonymous function, even though Opera's built-in debugger can evaluate it anyway. No other browser requires this
         // extra indirection.
-        var applyBindingsToNextSiblingScript = "ko.templateRewriting.applyMemoizedBindingsToNextSibling(function() { \
-            return (function() { return { " + rewrittenDataBindAttributeValue + " } })() \
-        })";
+        var applyBindingsToNextSiblingScript =
+            "ko.__tr_ambtns(function(){return(function(){return{" + rewrittenDataBindAttributeValue + "} })()})";
         return templateEngine['createJavaScriptEvaluatorBlock'](applyBindingsToNextSiblingScript) + tagToRetain;
     }
 
@@ -60,5 +59,6 @@ ko.templateRewriting = (function () {
     }
 })();
 
-ko.exportSymbol('templateRewriting', ko.templateRewriting);
-ko.exportSymbol('templateRewriting.applyMemoizedBindingsToNextSibling', ko.templateRewriting.applyMemoizedBindingsToNextSibling); // Exported only because it has to be referenced by string lookup from within rewritten template
+
+// Exported only because it has to be referenced by string lookup from within rewritten template
+ko.exportSymbol('__tr_ambtns', ko.templateRewriting.applyMemoizedBindingsToNextSibling);