diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index 67b762e..c6967d7 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -22,5 +22,25 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-// may be implemented in the future
+/**
+ * Library path
+ * @type  {string}
+ */
+exports.PATH_LIB = require( 'path' ).normalize( __dirname + '/../lib' );
+
+
+/**
+ * Returns requested module from the library path
+ *
+ * This method abstracts require() implementation so that the tests may be more
+ * easily implemented elsewhere (e.g. client-side)
+ *
+ * @param  {string}  module  module id
+ *
+ * @return  {Object}  module exports
+ */
+exports.require = function( module )
+{
+    return require( exports.PATH_LIB + '/' + module );
+}
 
diff --git a/test/test-class-abstract.js b/test/test-class-abstract.js
index 732ec7f..b8eb4ce 100644
--- a/test/test-class-abstract.js
+++ b/test/test-class-abstract.js
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert         = require( 'assert' ),
-    Class          = require( '../lib/class' ),
-    abstractMethod = require( '../lib/class' ).abstractMethod,
-    util           = require( '../lib/util' );
+var common = require( './common' ),
+    assert         = require( 'assert' ),
+    Class          = common.require( 'class' ),
+    abstractMethod = common.require( 'class' ).abstractMethod,
+    util           = common.require( 'util' );
 
 // not abstract
 var Foo = Class.extend( {} );
diff --git a/test/test-class-constructor.js b/test/test-class-constructor.js
index df560fd..8a206f0 100644
--- a/test/test-class-constructor.js
+++ b/test/test-class-constructor.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert = require( 'assert' ),
-    Class  = require( '../lib/class' );
+var common = require( './common' ),
+    assert = require( 'assert' ),
+    Class  = common.require( 'class' );
 
 // these two variables are declared outside of the class to ensure that they
 // will still be set even if the context of the constructor is wrong
diff --git a/test/test-class-extend.js b/test/test-class-extend.js
index cb93bc0..3a5f3f3 100644
--- a/test/test-class-extend.js
+++ b/test/test-class-extend.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert = require( 'assert' ),
-    Class  = require( '../lib/class' );
+var common = require( './common' ),
+    assert = require( 'assert' ),
+    Class  = common.require( 'class' );
 
 var foo_props = {
         one: 1,
diff --git a/test/test-class-gettersetter.js b/test/test-class-gettersetter.js
index dcf5f5a..2dd5672 100644
--- a/test/test-class-gettersetter.js
+++ b/test/test-class-gettersetter.js
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ if ( Object.prototype.__defineGetter__ === undefined )
     return;
 }
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert = require( 'assert' ),
-    Class  = require( '../lib/class' );
+var common = require( './common' ),
+    assert = require( 'assert' ),
+    Class  = common.require( 'class' );
 
 
 var Foo = Class.extend(
diff --git a/test/test-class-parent.js b/test/test-class-parent.js
index 25187de..8744957 100644
--- a/test/test-class-parent.js
+++ b/test/test-class-parent.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert = require( 'assert' ),
-    Class  = require( '../lib/class' );
+var common = require( './common' ),
+    assert = require( 'assert' ),
+    Class  = common.require( 'class' );
 
 var Foo = Class.extend(
 {
diff --git a/test/test-class.js b/test/test-class.js
index 4e4c415..c5bf524 100644
--- a/test/test-class.js
+++ b/test/test-class.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert = require( 'assert' ),
-    Class  = require( '../lib/class' );
+var common = require( './common' ),
+    assert = require( 'assert' ),
+    Class  = common.require( 'class' );
 
 
 assert.ok(
diff --git a/test/test-combine.js b/test/test-combine.js
index 926164c..2cd9541 100644
--- a/test/test-combine.js
+++ b/test/test-combine.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert  = require( 'assert' ),
-    Class   = require( '../lib/class' ),
+var common  = require( './common' ),
+    assert  = require( 'assert' ),
+    Class   = common.require( 'class' ),
     Script  = process.binding( 'evals' ).Script,
     sandbox = {};
 
diff --git a/test/test-index.js b/test/test-index.js
index 6a09cf9..c5c666a 100644
--- a/test/test-index.js
+++ b/test/test-index.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert = require( 'assert' ),
-    Class  = require( '../lib/class' ),
+var common = require( './common' ),
+    assert = require( 'assert' ),
+    Class  = common.require( 'class' ),
     index  = require( '../' );
 
 
diff --git a/test/test-interface-extend.js b/test/test-interface-extend.js
index 52a5693..e5b6604 100644
--- a/test/test-interface-extend.js
+++ b/test/test-interface-extend.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert         = require( 'assert' ),
-    Interface      = require( '../lib/interface' ),
+var common         = require( './common' ),
+    assert         = require( 'assert' ),
+    Interface      = common.require( 'interface' ),
     abstractMethod = Interface.abstractMethod;
 
 
diff --git a/test/test-interface.js b/test/test-interface.js
index 7485f2d..8eb8507 100644
--- a/test/test-interface.js
+++ b/test/test-interface.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert         = require( 'assert' ),
-    Interface      = require( '../lib/interface' ),
+var common         = require( './common' ),
+    assert         = require( 'assert' ),
+    Interface      = common.require( 'interface' ),
     abstractMethod = Interface.abstractMethod;
 
 var FooType = Interface.extend();
diff --git a/test/test-util-clone.js b/test/test-util-clone.js
index c9f704b..f49c090 100644
--- a/test/test-util-clone.js
+++ b/test/test-util-clone.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert = require( 'assert' ),
-    util   = require( '../lib/util' );
+var common = require( './common' ),
+    assert = require( 'assert' ),
+    util   = common.require( 'util' );
 
 var arr = [ 1, 2, 3 ],
     obj = { a: 1, b: 2 };
diff --git a/test/test-util-define-secure-prop.js b/test/test-util-define-secure-prop.js
index d9d1cb8..8cf4da4 100644
--- a/test/test-util-define-secure-prop.js
+++ b/test/test-util-define-secure-prop.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert = require( 'assert' ),
-    util   = require( '../lib/util' );
+var common = require( './common' ),
+    assert = require( 'assert' ),
+    util   = common.require( 'util' );
 
 var obj = {},
     val = 'bar';
diff --git a/test/test-util-prop-copy.js b/test/test-util-prop-copy.js
index 1b3ce20..f9c00b8 100644
--- a/test/test-util-prop-copy.js
+++ b/test/test-util-prop-copy.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert   = require( 'assert' ),
-    propCopy = require( '../lib/util' ).propCopy;
+var common   = require( './common' ),
+    assert   = require( 'assert' ),
+    propCopy = common.require( 'util' ).propCopy;
 
 var props = {
     one: 1,
diff --git a/test/test-util-prop-parse.js b/test/test-util-prop-parse.js
index d380477..7527790 100644
--- a/test/test-util-prop-parse.js
+++ b/test/test-util-prop-parse.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
  * @package test
  */
 
-require( './common' );
-
-var assert = require( 'assert' ),
-    util   = require( '../lib/util' );
+var common   = require( './common' ),
+    assert = require( 'assert' ),
+    util   = common.require( 'util' );
 
 var data = {
     // scalars (properties)