diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index e0778d74..ec4876c7 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var getJasmineRequireObj = (function (jasmineGlobal) {
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.toString === 'function' && window.toString() === '[object GjsGlobal]') {
       jasmineGlobal = window;
     }
-    jasmineRequire = jasmineGlobal.jasmineRequire = jasmineGlobal.jasmineRequire || {};
+    jasmineRequire = jasmineGlobal.jasmineRequire = {};
   }
 
   function getJasmineRequire() {
diff --git a/spec/support/jasmine.yml b/spec/support/jasmine.yml
index eb6a784d..545a2cb9 100644
--- a/spec/support/jasmine.yml
+++ b/spec/support/jasmine.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 src_dir:
   - 'src'
 src_files:
+  - 'core/requireCore.js'
   - 'core/base.js'
   - 'core/util.js'
   #end of known dependencies
diff --git a/src/core/requireCore.js b/src/core/requireCore.js
index 44e868e3..159e75a8 100644
--- a/src/core/requireCore.js
+++ b/src/core/requireCore.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var getJasmineRequireObj = (function (jasmineGlobal) {
     if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.toString === 'function' && window.toString() === '[object GjsGlobal]') {
       jasmineGlobal = window;
     }
-    jasmineRequire = jasmineGlobal.jasmineRequire = jasmineGlobal.jasmineRequire || {};
+    jasmineRequire = jasmineGlobal.jasmineRequire = {};
   }
 
   function getJasmineRequire() {