diff --git a/src/node/utils/tar.json b/src/node/utils/tar.json
index 9bb2027e..080da442 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/tar.json
+++ b/src/node/utils/tar.json
@@ -71,6 +71,5 @@
   , "pluginfw/client_plugins.js"
   , "pluginfw/shared.js"
   , "pluginfw/hooks.js"
-  , "pluginfw/parent_require.js"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/src/static/js/ace.js b/src/static/js/ace.js
index 6bea8d22..db62deb4 100644
--- a/src/static/js/ace.js
+++ b/src/static/js/ace.js
@@ -241,10 +241,11 @@ require.setGlobalKeyPath("require");\n\
 
       // Inject my plugins into my child.
       iframeHTML.push('\
-<script type="text/javascript">\
-  parent_req = require("ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/parent_require");\
-  parent_req.getRequirementFromParent(require, "ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/hooks");\
-  parent_req.getRequirementFromParent(require, "ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/client_plugins");\
+<script type="text/javascript">\n\
+  var hooks = require("ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/hooks");\n\
+  var plugins = require("ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/client_plugins");\n\
+  hooks.plugins = plugins;\n\
+  plugins.adoptPluginsFromAncestorsOf(window);\n\
 </script>\
 ');
 
diff --git a/src/static/js/pluginfw/client_plugins.js b/src/static/js/pluginfw/client_plugins.js
index 27350028..feb2a14f 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pluginfw/client_plugins.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pluginfw/client_plugins.js
@@ -34,3 +34,37 @@ exports.update = function (cb) {
      callback();
    });
 };
+
+function adoptPlugins(plugins) {
+  var keys = [
+      'loaded', 'plugins', 'parts', 'hooks', 'baseURL', 'ensure', 'update'];
+
+  for (var i = 0, ii = keys.length; i < ii; i++) {
+    var key = keys[i];
+    exports[key] = plugins[key];
+  }
+}
+
+function adoptPluginsFromAncestorsOf(frame) {
+  // Bind plugins with parent;
+  var parentRequire = null;
+  try {
+    while (frame = frame.parent) {
+      if (typeof (frame.require) !== "undefined") {
+        parentRequire = frame.require;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    // Silence (this can only be a XDomain issue).
+  }
+  if (parentRequire) {
+    var ancestorPlugins = parentRequire("ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/pluginfw/client_plugins");
+    exports.adoptPlugins(ancestorPlugins);
+  } else {
+    throw new Error("Parent plugins could not be found.")
+  }
+}
+
+exports.adoptPlugins = adoptPlugins;
+exports.adoptPluginsFromAncestorsOf = adoptPluginsFromAncestorsOf;
diff --git a/src/static/js/pluginfw/parent_require.js b/src/static/js/pluginfw/parent_require.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cd3b9218..00000000
--- a/src/static/js/pluginfw/parent_require.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * This module allows passing require modules instances to
- * embedded iframes in a page. 
- * For example, if a page has the "plugins" module initialized,
- * it is important to use exactly the same "plugins" instance 
- * inside iframes as well. Otherwise, plugins cannot save any 
- * state.
- */
-
-
-/**
- * Instructs the require object that when a reqModuleName module
- * needs to be loaded, that it iterates through the parents of the 
- * current window until it finds one who can execute "require" 
- * statements and asks it to perform require on reqModuleName.
- *
- * @params requireDefObj Require object which supports define 
- * statements. This object is accessible after loading require-kernel.
- * @params reqModuleName Module name e.g. (ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/plugins)
- */
-exports.getRequirementFromParent = function(requireDefObj, reqModuleName) {
-  // Force the 'undefinition' of the modules (if they already have been loaded).
-  delete (requireDefObj._definitions)[reqModuleName];
-  delete (requireDefObj._modules)[reqModuleName];
-  requireDefObj.define(reqModuleName, function(require, exports, module) {
-    var t = parent;
-    var max = 0;  // make sure I don't go up more than 10 times
-    while (typeof(t) != "undefined") {
-      max++;
-      if (max==10)
-        break;
-      if (typeof(t.require) != "undefined") {
-        module.exports = t.require(reqModuleName);
-        return;
-      }
-      t = t.parent;
-    }
-  });
-}