diff --git a/ui/core/bindable.ts b/ui/core/bindable.ts
index d2d0727e4..5c7cd524f 100644
--- a/ui/core/bindable.ts
+++ b/ui/core/bindable.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,22 @@
 import definition = require("ui/core/bindable");
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import weakEvents = require("ui/core/weak-event-listener");
-import appModule = require("application");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 import trace = require("trace");
 import polymerExpressions = require("js-libs/polymer-expressions");
 import bindingBuilder = require("../builder/binding-builder");
 import viewModule = require("ui/core/view");
 
+//late import
+var _appModule = null;
+
+function appModule() {
+    if (!_appModule) {
+        _appModule = require("application");
+    }
+    return _appModule;
+}
+
 var bindingContextProperty = new dependencyObservable.Property(
     "bindingContext",
     "Bindable",
@@ -359,9 +368,9 @@ export class Binding {
             if (exp) {
                 var context = this.source && this.source.get && this.source.get() || global;
                 var model = {};
-                for (var prop in appModule.resources) {
-                    if (appModule.resources.hasOwnProperty(prop) && !context.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
-                        context[prop] = appModule.resources[prop];
+                for (var prop in appModule().resources) {
+                    if (appModule().resources.hasOwnProperty(prop) && !context.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
+                        context[prop] = appModule().resources[prop];
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -595,4 +604,4 @@ export class Binding {
 
         this.updating = false;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/ui/styling/stylers-common.ts b/ui/styling/stylers-common.ts
index 257a2827b..8331d69db 100644
--- a/ui/styling/stylers-common.ts
+++ b/ui/styling/stylers-common.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 import view = require("ui/core/view");
-import application = require("application");
 import dependencyObservable = require("ui/core/dependency-observable");
 import types = require("utils/types");
 
+//late import
+var _appModule = null;
+
+function appModule() {
+    if (!_appModule) {
+        _appModule = require("application");
+    }
+    return _appModule;
+}
+
 var _defaultNativeValuesCache = {};
 
 export class StylePropertyChangedHandler {
@@ -26,10 +35,9 @@ export class StylePropertyChangedHandler {
             _defaultNativeValuesCache[className + property.id] = this._getNativeValue(view);
         }
 
-        if (application.android) {
+        if (appModule().android) {
             newValue = newValue.android ? newValue.android : newValue;
-        }
-        else if (application.ios) {
+        } else if (appModule().ios) {
             newValue = newValue.ios ? newValue.ios : newValue;
         }
 
@@ -40,4 +48,4 @@ export class StylePropertyChangedHandler {
         var className = types.getClass(view);
         this._resetProperty(view, _defaultNativeValuesCache[className + property.id]);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}