 
         // Stage can be null when an untrusted application is loaded by an application
         // that isn't on stage yet.
-        if (sm && (sm.stage || sm.useSWFBridge()))
+        if (sm && (sm.stage || usingBridge))
         {
             if (listeningForRender)
             {

    /**
     * @private
     *
     * Cache last value of embedded font.
     */
    private var cachedEmbeddedFont:EmbeddedFont = null;

    /**
     * @private
     *
     * storage for advanced layout and transform properties.
     */
    private var _layoutFeatures:AdvancedLayoutFeatures;

        if (!_systemManager || _systemManagerDirty)
        {
            var r:DisplayObject = root;
            if (_systemManager && _systemManager.isProxy)
            {
                // keep the existing proxy
            }
