diff --git a/cake/console/libs/shell.php b/cake/console/libs/shell.php
index 9c22a8468..cb0725dce 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/shell.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/shell.php
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class Shell extends Object {
 			}
 		}
 		if (!class_exists('File')) {
-			uses('file');
+			require LIBS . 'file.php';
 		}
 
 		if ($File = new File($path, true)) {
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/tasks/project.php b/cake/console/libs/tasks/project.php
index fda6a7cf7..af65dea87 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/tasks/project.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/tasks/project.php
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class ProjectTask extends Shell {
 		$contents = $File->read();
 		if (preg_match('/([\\t\\x20]*Configure::write\\(\\\'Security.salt\\\',[\\t\\x20\'A-z0-9]*\\);)/', $contents, $match)) {
 			if (!class_exists('Security')) {
-				uses('Security');
+				require LIBS . 'security.php';
 			}
 			$string = Security::generateAuthKey();
 			$result = str_replace($match[0], "\t" . 'Configure::write(\'Security.salt\', \''.$string.'\');', $contents);
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/templates/default/views/home.ctp b/cake/console/libs/templates/default/views/home.ctp
index 39020d488..edc233853 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/templates/default/views/home.ctp
+++ b/cake/console/libs/templates/default/views/home.ctp
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ endif;
 </p>
 <?php
 if (!empty(\$filePresent)):
- 	uses('model' . DS . 'connection_manager');
+	if (!class_exists('ConnectionManager')) {
+		require LIBS . 'model' . DS . 'connection_manager.php';
+	}
 	\$db = ConnectionManager::getInstance();
  	\$connected = \$db->getDataSource('default');
 ?>
@@ -79,4 +81,4 @@ $output .= "\t\tYou can also add some CSS styles for your pages at: %s', true),\
 $output .= "\t\tAPP . 'views' . DS . 'pages' . DS . 'home.ctp.<br />',  APP . 'views' . DS . 'layouts' . DS . 'default.ctp.<br />', APP . 'webroot' . DS . 'css');\n";
 $output .= "?>\n";
 $output .= "</p>\n";
-?>
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/templates/skel/webroot/css.php b/cake/console/libs/templates/skel/webroot/css.php
index 52b57fee7..f87842179 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/templates/skel/webroot/css.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/templates/skel/webroot/css.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if (!defined('CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH')) {
  * Enter description here...
  */
 if (!class_exists('File')) {
-	uses('file');
+	require LIBS . 'file.php';
 }
 /**
  * Enter description here...
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/acl.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/acl.php
index d68c61f03..9650786de 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/acl.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/acl.php
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class DbAcl extends AclBase {
 	function __construct() {
 		parent::__construct();
 		if (!class_exists('AclNode')) {
-			uses('model' . DS . 'db_acl');
+			require LIBS . 'model' . DS . 'db_acl.php';
 		}
 		$this->Aro =& ClassRegistry::init(array('class' => 'Aro', 'alias' => 'Aro'));
 		$this->Aco =& ClassRegistry::init(array('class' => 'Aco', 'alias' => 'Aco'));
diff --git a/cake/libs/file.php b/cake/libs/file.php
index b57cb4c72..0971d83a5 100644
--- a/cake/libs/file.php
+++ b/cake/libs/file.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  *
  */
 if (!class_exists('Object')) {
-	uses('object');
+	require LIBS . 'object.php';
 }
 if (!class_exists('Folder')) {
 	require LIBS . 'folder.php';
diff --git a/cake/libs/folder.php b/cake/libs/folder.php
index 28f32672a..7deb0fa32 100644
--- a/cake/libs/folder.php
+++ b/cake/libs/folder.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  *
  */
 if (!class_exists('Object')) {
-	uses('object');
+	require LIBS . 'object.php';
 }
 /**
  * Folder structure browser, lists folders and files.
diff --git a/cake/libs/magic_db.php b/cake/libs/magic_db.php
index 73b16017c..08d50fe0c 100644
--- a/cake/libs/magic_db.php
+++ b/cake/libs/magic_db.php
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@
  * @lastmodified  $Date$
  * @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php The MIT License
  */
+if (!class_exists('Object')) {
+	require LIBS . 'object.php';
+}
 if (!class_exists('File')) {
-	uses('object', 'file');
+	require LIBS . 'file.php';
 }
 /**
  * A class to parse and use the MagicDb for file type analysis
diff --git a/cake/libs/model/behaviors/acl.php b/cake/libs/model/behaviors/acl.php
index 0b867a2ca..91ed1c655 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/behaviors/acl.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/behaviors/acl.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class AclBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 
 		$type = $this->__typeMaps[$this->settings[$model->name]['type']];
 		if (!class_exists('AclNode')) {
-			uses('model' . DS . 'db_acl');
+			require LIBS . 'model' . DS . 'db_acl.php';
 		}
 		$model->{$type} =& ClassRegistry::init($type);
 		if (!method_exists($model, 'parentNode')) {
diff --git a/cake/libs/object.php b/cake/libs/object.php
index 358fd759f..4276a49f1 100644
--- a/cake/libs/object.php
+++ b/cake/libs/object.php
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class Object {
  */
 	function log($msg, $type = LOG_ERROR) {
 		if (!class_exists('CakeLog')) {
-			uses('cake_log');
+			require LIBS . 'cake_log.php';
 		}
 		if (is_null($this->_log)) {
 			$this->_log = new CakeLog();
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/pages/home.ctp b/cake/libs/view/pages/home.ctp
index f0e3d9c63..8b0fe2cda 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/pages/home.ctp
+++ b/cake/libs/view/pages/home.ctp
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ endif;
 </p>
 <?php
 if (isset($filePresent)):
-	uses('model' . DS . 'connection_manager');
+	if (!class_exists('ConnectionManager')) {
+		require LIBS . 'model' . DS . 'connection_manager.php';
+	}
 	$db = ConnectionManager::getInstance();
 	@$connected = $db->getDataSource('default');
 ?>
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/basics.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/basics.test.php
index eaa0d4313..2b27d7b6d 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/basics.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/basics.test.php
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class BasicsTest extends CakeTestCase {
  *
  * @access public
  * @return void
+ * @deprecated
  */
 	function testUses() {
 		$this->skipIf(class_exists('Security') || class_exists('Sanitize'), '%s Security and/or Sanitize class already loaded');
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/magic_db.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/magic_db.test.php
index 3eba7eb46..076859d4a 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/magic_db.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/magic_db.test.php
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
  * @lastmodified  $Date$
  * @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php The MIT License
  */
-uses('magic_db', 'object');
+if (!class_exists('MagicDb')) {
+	require LIBS . 'magic_db.php';
+}
 /**
  * The test class for the MagicDb class
  *
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/set.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/set.test.php
index d0b7c10f9..2e657e5fb 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/set.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/set.test.php
@@ -1755,7 +1755,6 @@ class SetTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$result = Set::reverse($class);
 		$this->assertIdentical($result, $expected);
 
-		uses('model'.DS.'model');
 		$model = new Model(array('id' => false, 'name' => 'Model', 'table' => false));
 		$expected = array(
 			'Behaviors' => array('modelName' => 'Model', '_attached' => array(), '_disabled' => array(), '__methods' => array(), '__mappedMethods' => array(), '_log' => null),
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php
index 439846e0d..233d1fa00 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php
@@ -27,16 +27,7 @@
 if (!defined('CAKEPHP_UNIT_TEST_EXECUTION')) {
 	define('CAKEPHP_UNIT_TEST_EXECUTION', 1);
 }
-uses(
-	'view' . DS . 'helpers' . DS . 'app_helper',
-	'controller' . DS . 'controller',
-	'model' . DS . 'model',
-	'view' . DS . 'helper',
-	'view' . DS . 'helpers'.DS.'ajax',
-	'view' . DS . 'helpers' . DS . 'html',
-	'view' . DS . 'helpers' . DS . 'form',
-	'view' . DS . 'helpers' . DS . 'javascript'
-	);
+App::import('Helper', array('Html', 'Form', 'Javascript', 'Ajax'));
 /**
  * AjaxTestController class
  *
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/js.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/js.test.php
index d0307089b..d227b02a7 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/js.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/js.test.php
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@
 if (!defined('CAKEPHP_UNIT_TEST_EXECUTION')) {
 	define('CAKEPHP_UNIT_TEST_EXECUTION', 1);
 }
-uses(
-	'view' . DS . 'helpers' . DS . 'app_helper',
-	'controller' . DS . 'controller',
-	'model' . DS . 'model',
-	'view' . DS . 'helper',
-	'view' . DS . 'helpers' . DS . 'js'
-	);
 /**
  * JsHelperTest class
  *
diff --git a/cake/tests/test_app/views/pages/home.ctp b/cake/tests/test_app/views/pages/home.ctp
index 3812f0f93..b9b6f00ed 100644
--- a/cake/tests/test_app/views/pages/home.ctp
+++ b/cake/tests/test_app/views/pages/home.ctp
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ endif;
 </p>
 <?php
 if (!empty($filePresent)):
- 	uses('model' . DS . 'connection_manager');
+	if (!class_exists('ConnectionManager')) {
+		require LIBS . 'model' . DS . 'connection_manager.php';
+	}
 	$db = ConnectionManager::getInstance();
  	$connected = $db->getDataSource('default');
 ?>
@@ -77,4 +79,4 @@ if (!empty($filePresent)):
 		You can also add some CSS styles for your pages at: %s', true),
 		APP . 'views' . DS . 'pages' . DS . 'home.ctp.<br />',  APP . 'views' . DS . 'layouts' . DS . 'default.ctp.<br />', APP . 'webroot' . DS . 'css');
 ?>
-</p>
+</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cake/tests/test_app/views/posts/test_nocache_tags.ctp b/cake/tests/test_app/views/posts/test_nocache_tags.ctp
index db0e7397c..7e4ff8e89 100644
--- a/cake/tests/test_app/views/posts/test_nocache_tags.ctp
+++ b/cake/tests/test_app/views/posts/test_nocache_tags.ctp
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@
 </p>
 <?php
 if (!empty($filePresent)):
- 	uses('model' . DS . 'connection_manager');
+	if (!class_exists('ConnectionManager')) {
+		require LIBS . 'model' . DS . 'connection_manager.php';
+	}
 	$db = ConnectionManager::getInstance();
  	$connected = $db->getDataSource('default');
 ?>