diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index c1c4c7c3f..dfb040ac2 100755
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -1526,6 +1526,7 @@
         '-d', '--debug',
         '-h', '--help',
         '-m', '--minify',
+        '-n', '--no-dep',
         '-o', '--output',
         '-p', '--source-map',
         '-s', '--silent',
@@ -1607,6 +1608,9 @@
     // flag to specify a modularize build
     var isModularize = _.contains(options, 'modularize');
 
+    // flag to specify a no-dependency build
+    var isNoDep = _.contains(options, '-n') || _.contains(options, '--no-dep');
+
     // flag to specify writing output to standard output
     var isStdOut = _.contains(options, '-c') || _.contains(options, '--stdout');
 
@@ -1777,18 +1781,18 @@
       }
       // add method names explicitly
       if (includeMethods.length) {
-        result = getDependencies(includeMethods);
+        result = includeMethods;
       }
       // add method names required by Backbone and Underscore builds
       if (isBackbone && !result) {
-        result = getDependencies(backboneDependencies);
+        result = backboneDependencies;
       }
       else if (isUnderscore && !result) {
-        result = getDependencies(underscoreMethods);
+        result = underscoreMethods;
       }
       // add method names by category
       if (categories.length) {
-        result = _.union(result || [], getDependencies(categories.reduce(function(accumulator, category) {
+        result = _.union(result || [], categories.reduce(function(accumulator, category) {
           // get method names belonging to each category
           var methodNames = getMethodsByCategory(source, category);
 
@@ -1813,16 +1817,22 @@
             });
           }
           return accumulator.concat(methodNames);
-        }, [])));
+        }, []));
       }
       if (!result) {
         result = lodashMethods.slice();
       }
       if (plusMethods.length) {
-        result = _.union(result, getDependencies(plusMethods));
+        result = _.union(result, plusMethods);
       }
       if (minusMethods.length) {
-        result = _.without.apply(_, [result].concat(minusMethods, getDependants(minusMethods)));
+        result = _.without.apply(_, [result].concat(minusMethods, isNoDep
+          ? minusMethods
+          : getDependants(minusMethods)
+        ));
+      }
+      if (!isNoDep) {
+        result = getDependencies(result);
       }
       return result;
     }());
@@ -2786,8 +2796,11 @@
         source = removeFunction(source, 'shimKeys');
       }
       if (isRemoved(source, 'mixin')) {
-        // inline `_.mixin` call to ensure proper chaining behavior
+        // if possible, inline the `_.mixin` call to ensure proper chaining behavior
         source = source.replace(/^( *)mixin\(lodash\).+/m, function(match, indent) {
+          if (isRemoved(source, 'forOwn')) {
+            return '';
+          }
           return indent + [
             'forOwn(lodash, function(func, methodName) {',
             '  lodash[methodName] = func;',
@@ -2884,7 +2897,7 @@
 
     // flag to specify creating a custom build
     var isCustom = (
-      isLegacy || isMapped || isModern || isStrict || isUnderscore || outputPath ||
+      isLegacy || isMapped || isModern || isNoDep || isStrict || isUnderscore || outputPath ||
       /(?:category|exclude|exports|iife|include|minus|plus)=/.test(options) ||
       !_.isEqual(exportsOptions, exportsAll)
     );
diff --git a/test/test-build.js b/test/test-build.js
index 51edc1667..f008d0282 100644
--- a/test/test-build.js
+++ b/test/test-build.js
@@ -1270,7 +1270,35 @@
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-  QUnit.module('output options');
+  QUnit.module('nodep option');
+
+  (function() {
+    var commands = [
+      '-n',
+      '--no-dep'
+    ];
+
+    commands.forEach(function(command) {
+      asyncTest('`lodash modern include=each ' + command +'`', function() {
+        var start = _.after(2, _.once(QUnit.start));
+
+        build(['-s', 'modern', 'include=each', command], function(data) {
+          var basename = path.basename(data.outputPath, '.js'),
+              context = createContext();
+
+          vm.runInContext(data.source, context);
+          var lodash = context._;
+
+          deepEqual(_.functions(lodash), ['each', 'forEach'], basename);
+          start();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  }());
+
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+  QUnit.module('output option');
 
   (function() {
     var nestedPath = path.join(__dirname, 'a', 'b');
@@ -1311,7 +1339,7 @@
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-  QUnit.module('stdout options');
+  QUnit.module('stdout option');
 
   (function() {
     var commands = [