diff --git a/lib/ghoul.js b/lib/ghoul.js
index 2e0d9a6..d5563dd 100644
--- a/lib/ghoul.js
+++ b/lib/ghoul.js
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 !function(factory) {
   if (typeof exports === 'object') {
-    module.exports = factory(require('q'));
+    module.exports = factory();
   } else if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
-    define(['q'], factory);
+    define(factory);
   } else {
-    ghoul = factory(Q);
+    ghoul = factory();
   }
-}(function(ghoul) {
-  ghoul.emit = function(name) {
-    var args = [].slice.apply(arguments)
-      , name = args.shift();
+}(function() {
+  return {
+    emit: function(name) {
+      var args = [].slice.apply(arguments)
+        , name = args.shift();
 
-    console.log('ghoul.' + name, JSON.stringify(args));
+      console.log('ghoul.' + name, JSON.stringify(args));
+    }
   };
-
-  return ghoul;
 });
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