diff --git a/doc/api.html b/doc/api.html
index 10de5657bdb..da792d2597f 100644
--- a/doc/api.html
+++ b/doc/api.html
@@ -535,7 +535,6 @@ variable (which should be a list of paths, colon separated).</p></div>
 <div class="paragraph"><p>Node comes with several libraries which are installed when <tt>"make install"</tt>
 is run. These are currently undocumented, but do look them up in your
 system.</p></div>
-<div class="paragraph"><p>(Functions <tt>require_async()</tt> and <tt>include_async()</tt> also exist.)</p></div>
 <h3 id="_timers">Timers</h3><div style="clear:left"></div>
 <div class="dlist"><dl>
 <dt class="hdlist1">
@@ -2030,7 +2029,7 @@ init (Handle&lt;Object&gt; target)
 <div id="footer">
 <div id="footer-text">
 Version 0.1.12<br />
-Last updated 2009-09-29 09:59:52 CEST
+Last updated 2009-09-29 19:22:27 CEST
 </div>
 </div>
 </body>
diff --git a/doc/api.txt b/doc/api.txt
index 1da911ad2c0..c84519f5c08 100644
--- a/doc/api.txt
+++ b/doc/api.txt
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ Node comes with several libraries which are installed when +"make install"+
 is run. These are currently undocumented, but do look them up in your
 system.
 
-(Functions +require_async()+ and +include_async()+ also exist.)
-
 
 
 
diff --git a/doc/api.xml b/doc/api.xml
index e3b8399c5a9..9dc8793695a 100644
--- a/doc/api.xml
+++ b/doc/api.xml
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@ variable (which should be a list of paths, colon separated).</simpara>
 <simpara>Node comes with several libraries which are installed when <literal>"make install"</literal>
 is run. These are currently undocumented, but do look them up in your
 system.</simpara>
-<simpara>(Functions <literal>require_async()</literal> and <literal>include_async()</literal> also exist.)</simpara>
 </refsect2>
 <refsect2 id="_timers">
 <title>Timers</title>
diff --git a/doc/node.1 b/doc/node.1
index 286e156bc7b..6f123effcda 100644
--- a/doc/node.1
+++ b/doc/node.1
@@ -457,8 +457,6 @@ node\.libraryPaths can be modified at runtime by simply unshifting new paths on
 .sp
 Node comes with several libraries which are installed when "make install" is run\. These are currently undocumented, but do look them up in your system\.
 .sp
-(Functions require_async() and include_async() also exist\.)
-.sp
 .SS "Timers"
 .PP
 setTimeout(callback, delay)
diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
index bb55e3aec26..3da5f7942a6 100644
--- a/src/node.js
+++ b/src/node.js
@@ -62,32 +62,6 @@ if (ENV["NODE_LIBRARY_PATHS"]) {
     ENV["NODE_LIBRARY_PATHS"].split(":").concat(node.libraryPaths);
 }
 
-node.loadingModules = [];
-
-function require_async (url) {
-  var currentModule = node.loadingModules[0];
-  return currentModule.newChild(url, {});
-}
-
-function require (url) {
-  return require_async(url).wait();
-}
-
-function include_async (url) {
-  var promise = require_async(url)
-  promise.addCallback(function (t) {
-    // copy properties into global namespace.
-    for (var prop in t) {
-      if (t.hasOwnProperty(prop)) process[prop] = t[prop];
-    }
-  });
-  return promise;
-}
-
-function include (url) {
-  include_async(url).wait();
-}
-
 node.Module = function (filename, parent) {
   node.assert(filename.charAt(0) == "/");
   this.filename = filename;
@@ -223,12 +197,37 @@ node.Module.prototype.loadScript = function (loadPromise) {
     // remove shebang
     content = content.replace(/^\#\!.*/, '');
 
+    node.loadingModules = [];
+
+    function requireAsync (url) {
+      return self.newChild(url, {});
+    }
+
+    function require (url) {
+      return requireAsync(url).wait();
+    }
+
+    function includeAsync (url) {
+      var promise = requireAsync(url)
+      promise.addCallback(function (t) {
+        // copy properties into global namespace.
+        for (var prop in t) {
+          if (t.hasOwnProperty(prop)) process[prop] = t[prop];
+        }
+      });
+      return promise;
+    }
+
+    function include (url) {
+      includeAsync(url).wait();
+    }
+
     // create wrapper function
-    var wrapper = "function (__filename, exports) { " + content + "\n};";
+    var wrapper = "function (__filename, exports, require, include) { " + content + "\n};";
     var compiled_wrapper = node.compile(wrapper, self.filename);
 
     node.loadingModules.unshift(self);
-    compiled_wrapper.apply(self.target, [self.filename, self.target]);
+    compiled_wrapper.apply(self.target, [self.filename, self.target, require, include]);
     node.loadingModules.shift();
 
     self.waitChildrenLoad(function () {
diff --git a/test/mjsunit/test-delayed-require.js b/test/mjsunit/test-delayed-require.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1070516074e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mjsunit/test-delayed-require.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+include("common.js");
+
+setTimeout(function () {
+  a = require("fixtures/a.js");
+}, 50);
+
+process.addListener("exit", function () {
+  assertTrue("A" in a);
+  assertEquals("A", a.A());
+  assertEquals("D", a.D());
+});