diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b28bd2c..89b7cf6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ Add `db` to your dependencies section in `kanso.json`.
 
 > run `kanso install` to fetch the package
 
-You also need __jQuery__ to be included on your page, since this module uses
-jQuery.ajax to make requests.
-
-
 ### Events
 
 The db module is an EventEmitter. See the
diff --git a/db.js b/db.js
index d4983bd..e831ca0 100644
--- a/db.js
+++ b/db.js
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 
 
 var events = require('events'),
-    _ = require('underscore')._;
+    _ = require('underscore')._,
+    jQuery = require('jquery');
 
 
 /**
@@ -62,17 +63,17 @@ var httpData = function (xhr, type, s) {
         data = xml ? xhr.responseXML : xhr.responseText;
 
     if (xml && data.documentElement.nodeName === "parsererror") {
-        $.error("parsererror");
+        jQuery.error("parsererror");
     }
     if (s && s.dataFilter) {
         data = s.dataFilter(data, type);
     }
     if (typeof data === "string") {
         if (type === "json" || !type && ct.indexOf("json") >= 0) {
-            data = $.parseJSON(data);
+            data = jQuery.parseJSON(data);
         }
         else if (type === "script" || !type && ct.indexOf("javascript") >= 0) {
-            $.globalEval(data);
+            jQuery.globalEval(data);
         }
     }
     return data;
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ exports.stringifyQuery = function (query) {
 exports.request = function (options, callback) {
     options.complete = onComplete(options, callback);
     options.dataType = 'json';
-    $.ajax(options);
+    jQuery.ajax(options);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/kanso.json b/kanso.json
index 812f509..41cb5d4 100644
--- a/kanso.json
+++ b/kanso.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "modules": null,
         "underscore": ">=1.1.5",
-        "events": null
+        "events": null,
+        "jquery": null
     }
 }