       require:
         paths:
           easyXDM: 'components/easyXDM/easyXDM'
-          backbone: 'components/backbone/backbone'
           cookie: 'components/jquery.cookie/jquery.cookie'
         shim:
           easyXDM: { exports: 'easyXDM' }
-          backbone: { exports: 'Backbone', deps: ['underscore', 'jquery'] }
 
 
       # Builds the URL used by easyXDM

          dfd.fail(options.error)
          dfd

        BaseHullModel = Backbone.Model.extend
          sync: sync

        RawModel = BaseHullModel.extend

        sandbox = app.sandbox

        _         = require('underscore')
        easyXDM   = require('easyXDM')

        slice = Array.prototype.slice
