diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index 2b176ae09..7bafac8f6 100644
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     'compose': [],
     'contains': ['basicEach', 'getIndexOf', 'isString'],
     'countBy': ['createCallback', 'forEach'],
-    'createCallback': ['identity', 'isEqual', 'keys'],
+    'createCallback': ['identity', 'keys'],
     'debounce': ['isObject'],
     'defaults': ['createCallback', 'createIterator'],
     'defer': ['bind'],
@@ -252,19 +252,19 @@
   var varDependencyMap = {
     'bind': ['reNative'],
     'bindKey': ['indicatorObject'],
-    'createCallback': ['indicatorObject'],
-    'createIterator': ['indicatorObject', 'iteratorObject', 'objectTypes'],
+    'createCallback': ['dependencyObject', 'indicatorObject'],
+    'createIterator': ['dependencyObject', 'indicatorObject', 'objectTypes'],
     'createObject': ['reNative'],
     'defer': ['objectTypes', 'reNative'],
     'escape': ['reUnescapedHtml'],
     'escapeHtmlChar': ['htmlEscapes'],
     'htmlUnescapes': ['htmlEscapes'],
     'isArray': ['reNative'],
-    'isEqual': ['indicatorObject'],
+    'isEqual': ['dependencyObject', 'indicatorObject'],
     'isObject': ['objectTypes'],
     'isPlainObject': ['reNative'],
     'isRegExp': ['objectTypes'],
-    'keys': ['iteratorObject', 'reNative'],
+    'keys': ['dependencyObject', 'reNative'],
     'merge': ['indicatorObject'],
     'partialRight': ['indicatorObject'],
     'reEscapedHtml': ['htmlUnescapes'],
@@ -3285,7 +3285,7 @@
         // replace `_.isEqual`
         if (!isLodash('isEqual')) {
           source = replaceFunction(source, 'isEqual', [
-            'function isEqual(a, b, stackA, stackB) {',
+            'var isEqual = dependencyObject.isEqual = function(a, b, stackA, stackB) {',
             '  if (a === b) {',
             '    return a !== 0 || (1 / a == 1 / b);',
             '  }',
diff --git a/build/pre-compile.js b/build/pre-compile.js
index e89c640df..a4ecb3bc8 100644
--- a/build/pre-compile.js
+++ b/build/pre-compile.js
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@
         'value'
       ];
 
-      // minify `iteratorObject.keys`
-      source = source.replace(/\b(iteratorObject(?:\.|\['))keys\b/g, function(match, prelude) {
+      // minify `dependencyObject` properties
+      source = source.replace(/\b(dependencyObject(?:\.|\['))\w+/g, function(match, prelude) {
         return prelude + minNames[iteratorOptions.length + props.length];
       });
 
diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index fb577c96e..f6a108e4d 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
   /** Used internally to indicate various things */
   var indicatorObject = {};
 
-  /** Used to avoid reference errors in `createIterator` */
-  var iteratorObject = {};
+  /** Used to avoid reference errors and circular dependency errors */
+  var dependencyObject = {};
 
   /** Used to prefix keys to avoid issues with `__proto__` and properties on `Object.prototype` */
   var keyPrefix = +new Date + '';
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@
      */
     function createIterator() {
       var data = getObject(),
-          keys = iteratorObject.keys;
+          keys = dependencyObject.keys;
 
       // data properties
       data.shadowedProps = shadowedProps;
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@
      * _.keys({ 'one': 1, 'two': 2, 'three': 3 });
      * // => ['one', 'two', 'three'] (order is not guaranteed)
      */
-    var keys = iteratorObject.keys = !nativeKeys ? shimKeys : function(object) {
+    var keys = dependencyObject.keys = !nativeKeys ? shimKeys : function(object) {
       if (!isObject(object)) {
         return [];
       }
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@
      * });
      * // => true
      */
-    function isEqual(a, b, callback, thisArg, stackA, stackB) {
+    var isEqual = dependencyObject.isEqual = function(a, b, callback, thisArg, stackA, stackB) {
       // used to indicate that when comparing objects, `a` has at least the properties of `b`
       var whereIndicator = callback === indicatorObject;
       if (typeof callback == 'function' && !whereIndicator) {
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@
         releaseArray(stackB);
       }
       return result;
-    }
+    };
 
     /**
      * Checks if `value` is, or can be coerced to, a finite number.
@@ -4767,7 +4767,7 @@
           var length = props.length,
               result = false;
           while (length--) {
-            if (!(result = isEqual(object[props[length]], func[props[length]], indicatorObject))) {
+            if (!(result = dependencyObject.isEqual(object[props[length]], func[props[length]], indicatorObject))) {
               break;
             }
           }
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 944919ef0..0af34d0b7 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -49,40 +49,48 @@
 			if (window.curl) {
 				var require = curl;
 			}
-			if (window.require) {
+			(function() {
+				if (!window.require) {
+					return;
+				}
+				var isModularize = /modularize/.test(ui.urlParams.build);
+
+				var baseUrl = isModularize
+					? '../modularize/'
+					: '';
+
+				var modulePath = isModularize
+					? 'lodash'
+					: ui.buildPath.replace(/\.js$/, '');
+
+				var testPath = (
+					(window.curl ? ui.loaderPath.replace(/[\w.-]+$/, 'curl/plugin/js!') : '') +
+					(isModularize ? '../test/' : '') +
+				       'test.js'
+				);
+
+				console.log(testPath)
 				QUnit.config.autostart = false;
 
 				// load Lo-Dash as a module
-				require((function() {
-					var reModularize = /modularize/;
-
-					var baseUrl = reModularize.test(ui.urlParams.build)
-						? '../modularize/'
-						: '';
-
-					var modulePath = reModularize.test(ui.urlParams.build)
-						? 'lodash'
-						: ui.buildPath.replace(/\.js$/, '');
-
-					return {
-						'baseUrl': baseUrl,
-						'urlArgs': 't=' + (+new Date),
-						'paths': {
-							'lodash': modulePath,
-							'shimmed': './abc/../' + modulePath,
-							'underscore': './xyz/../' + modulePath
-						},
-						'aliases': [
-							['shimmed', 'lodash'],
-							['underscore', 'lodash']
-						],
-						'shim': {
-							'shimmed': {
-								'exports': '_'
-							}
+				require({
+					'baseUrl': baseUrl,
+					'urlArgs': 't=' + (+new Date),
+					'paths': {
+						'lodash': modulePath,
+						'shimmed': './abc/../' + modulePath,
+						'underscore': './xyz/../' + modulePath
+					},
+					'aliases': [
+						['shimmed', 'lodash'],
+						['underscore', 'lodash']
+					],
+					'shim': {
+						'shimmed': {
+							'exports': '_'
 						}
-					};
-				}()),
+					}
+				},
 				['lodash', 'shimmed', 'underscore'], function(lodash, shimmed, underscore) {
 					if (shimmed && shimmed.noConflict) {
 						shimmedModule = shimmed.noConflict();
@@ -96,17 +104,11 @@
 						lodashModule = lodash.noConflict();
 						lodashModule.moduleName = 'lodash';
 					}
-
-					var testPath = (window.curl
-						? ui.loaderPath.replace(/[\w.-]+$/, 'curl/plugin/js!')
-						: ''
-					) + 'test.js';
-
 					require([testPath], function() {
 						QUnit.start();
 					});
 				});
-			}
+			}());
 
 			// set a more readable browser name
 			window.onload = function() {