diff --git a/core/client/.jshintrc b/core/client/.jshintrc
index 04a423ad61..50539148fd 100644
--- a/core/client/.jshintrc
+++ b/core/client/.jshintrc
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     "-Notification",
     "$",
     "validator",
-    "ic",
     "moment"
   ],
   "browser": true,
diff --git a/core/client/Brocfile.js b/core/client/Brocfile.js
index 573e423e56..5a12b3e5cd 100644
--- a/core/client/Brocfile.js
+++ b/core/client/Brocfile.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ app = new EmberApp({
 // 'dem Scripts
 app.import('bower_components/loader.js/loader.js');
 app.import('bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.js');
-app.import('bower_components/ic-ajax/dist/globals/main.js');
 app.import('bower_components/ember-load-initializers/ember-load-initializers.js');
 app.import('bower_components/validator-js/validator.js');
 app.import('bower_components/rangyinputs/rangyinputs-jquery-src.js');
diff --git a/core/client/app/controllers/modals/delete-all.js b/core/client/app/controllers/modals/delete-all.js
index 4d83e235e9..b7f7307386 100644
--- a/core/client/app/controllers/modals/delete-all.js
+++ b/core/client/app/controllers/modals/delete-all.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-var DeleteAllController = Ember.Controller.extend({
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
+
+export default Ember.Controller.extend({
     actions: {
         confirmAccept: function () {
             var self = this;
 
-            ic.ajax.request(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('db'), {
+            ajax(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('db'), {
                 type: 'DELETE'
             }).then(function () {
                 self.notifications.showSuccess('All content deleted from database.');
@@ -31,5 +33,3 @@ var DeleteAllController = Ember.Controller.extend({
         }
     }
 });
-
-export default DeleteAllController;
diff --git a/core/client/app/controllers/modals/transfer-owner.js b/core/client/app/controllers/modals/transfer-owner.js
index afd416e3b9..30075c91b2 100644
--- a/core/client/app/controllers/modals/transfer-owner.js
+++ b/core/client/app/controllers/modals/transfer-owner.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-var TransferOwnerController = Ember.Controller.extend({
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
+
+export default Ember.Controller.extend({
     actions: {
         confirmAccept: function () {
             var user = this.get('model'),
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@ var TransferOwnerController = Ember.Controller.extend({
 
             self.get('dropdown').closeDropdowns();
 
-            ic.ajax.request(url, {
+            ajax(url, {
                 type: 'PUT',
                 data: {
                     owner: [{
@@ -49,5 +51,3 @@ var TransferOwnerController = Ember.Controller.extend({
         }
     }
 });
-
-export default TransferOwnerController;
diff --git a/core/client/app/controllers/reset.js b/core/client/app/controllers/reset.js
index b500d083eb..ca3ebfe555 100644
--- a/core/client/app/controllers/reset.js
+++ b/core/client/app/controllers/reset.js
@@ -1,60 +1,58 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-import ajax from 'ghost/utils/ajax';
-import ValidationEngine from 'ghost/mixins/validation-engine';
-
-var ResetController = Ember.Controller.extend(ValidationEngine, {
-    newPassword: '',
-    ne2Password: '',
-    token: '',
-    submitting: false,
-
-    validationType: 'reset',
-
-    email: Ember.computed('token', function () {
-        // The token base64 encodes the email (and some other stuff),
-        // each section is divided by a '|'. Email comes second.
-        return atob(this.get('token')).split('|')[1];
-    }),
-
-    // Used to clear sensitive information
-    clearData: function () {
-        this.setProperties({
-            newPassword: '',
-            ne2Password: '',
-            token: ''
-        });
-    },
-
-    actions: {
-        submit: function () {
-            var credentials = this.getProperties('newPassword', 'ne2Password', 'token'),
-                self = this;
-
-            this.toggleProperty('submitting');
-            this.validate({format: false}).then(function () {
-                ajax({
-                    url: self.get('ghostPaths.url').api('authentication', 'passwordreset'),
-                    type: 'PUT',
-                    data: {
-                        passwordreset: [credentials]
-                    }
-                }).then(function (resp) {
-                    self.toggleProperty('submitting');
-                    self.notifications.showSuccess(resp.passwordreset[0].message, true);
-                    self.get('session').authenticate('simple-auth-authenticator:oauth2-password-grant', {
-                        identification: self.get('email'),
-                        password: credentials.newPassword
-                    });
-                }).catch(function (response) {
-                    self.notifications.showAPIError(response);
-                    self.toggleProperty('submitting');
-                });
-            }).catch(function (error) {
-                self.toggleProperty('submitting');
-                self.notifications.showErrors(error);
-            });
-        }
-    }
-});
-
-export default ResetController;
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
+import ValidationEngine from 'ghost/mixins/validation-engine';
+
+export default Ember.Controller.extend(ValidationEngine, {
+    newPassword: '',
+    ne2Password: '',
+    token: '',
+    submitting: false,
+
+    validationType: 'reset',
+
+    email: Ember.computed('token', function () {
+        // The token base64 encodes the email (and some other stuff),
+        // each section is divided by a '|'. Email comes second.
+        return atob(this.get('token')).split('|')[1];
+    }),
+
+    // Used to clear sensitive information
+    clearData: function () {
+        this.setProperties({
+            newPassword: '',
+            ne2Password: '',
+            token: ''
+        });
+    },
+
+    actions: {
+        submit: function () {
+            var credentials = this.getProperties('newPassword', 'ne2Password', 'token'),
+                self = this;
+
+            this.toggleProperty('submitting');
+            this.validate({format: false}).then(function () {
+                ajax({
+                    url: self.get('ghostPaths.url').api('authentication', 'passwordreset'),
+                    type: 'PUT',
+                    data: {
+                        passwordreset: [credentials]
+                    }
+                }).then(function (resp) {
+                    self.toggleProperty('submitting');
+                    self.notifications.showSuccess(resp.passwordreset[0].message, true);
+                    self.get('session').authenticate('simple-auth-authenticator:oauth2-password-grant', {
+                        identification: self.get('email'),
+                        password: credentials.newPassword
+                    });
+                }).catch(function (response) {
+                    self.notifications.showAPIError(response);
+                    self.toggleProperty('submitting');
+                });
+            }).catch(function (error) {
+                self.toggleProperty('submitting');
+                self.notifications.showErrors(error);
+            });
+        }
+    }
+});
diff --git a/core/client/app/controllers/settings/labs.js b/core/client/app/controllers/settings/labs.js
index a8a3e4f4ce..826cd5cd3b 100644
--- a/core/client/app/controllers/settings/labs.js
+++ b/core/client/app/controllers/settings/labs.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-var LabsController = Ember.Controller.extend(Ember.Evented, {
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
+
+export default Ember.Controller.extend(Ember.Evented, {
     needs: ['feature'],
 
     uploadButtonText: 'Import',
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ var LabsController = Ember.Controller.extend(Ember.Evented, {
 
             formData.append('importfile', file);
 
-            ic.ajax.request(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('db'), {
+            ajax(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('db'), {
                 type: 'POST',
                 data: formData,
                 dataType: 'json',
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ var LabsController = Ember.Controller.extend(Ember.Evented, {
         sendTestEmail: function () {
             var self = this;
 
-            ic.ajax.request(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('mail', 'test'), {
+            ajax(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('mail', 'test'), {
                 type: 'POST'
             }).then(function () {
                 self.notifications.showSuccess('Check your email for the test message.');
@@ -91,5 +93,3 @@ var LabsController = Ember.Controller.extend(Ember.Evented, {
         }
     }
 });
-
-export default LabsController;
diff --git a/core/client/app/controllers/setup.js b/core/client/app/controllers/setup.js
index 2d2ae3526b..e4827ae183 100644
--- a/core/client/app/controllers/setup.js
+++ b/core/client/app/controllers/setup.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-import ajax from 'ghost/utils/ajax';
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
 import ValidationEngine from 'ghost/mixins/validation-engine';
 
-var SetupController = Ember.Controller.extend(ValidationEngine, {
+export default Ember.Controller.extend(ValidationEngine, {
     blogTitle: null,
     name: null,
     email: null,
@@ -48,5 +48,3 @@ var SetupController = Ember.Controller.extend(ValidationEngine, {
         }
     }
 });
-
-export default SetupController;
diff --git a/core/client/app/controllers/signin.js b/core/client/app/controllers/signin.js
index c7aa1286ad..ae6774c9dc 100644
--- a/core/client/app/controllers/signin.js
+++ b/core/client/app/controllers/signin.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
 import ValidationEngine from 'ghost/mixins/validation-engine';
-import ajax from 'ghost/utils/ajax';
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
 
-var SigninController = Ember.Controller.extend(ValidationEngine, {
+export default Ember.Controller.extend(ValidationEngine, {
     validationType: 'signin',
 
     submitting: false,
@@ -63,5 +63,3 @@ var SigninController = Ember.Controller.extend(ValidationEngine, {
         }
     }
 });
-
-export default SigninController;
diff --git a/core/client/app/controllers/signup.js b/core/client/app/controllers/signup.js
index 70b6d8f6c2..4d98d17017 100644
--- a/core/client/app/controllers/signup.js
+++ b/core/client/app/controllers/signup.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-import ajax from 'ghost/utils/ajax';
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
 import ValidationEngine from 'ghost/mixins/validation-engine';
 
-var SignupController = Ember.Controller.extend(ValidationEngine, {
+export default Ember.Controller.extend(ValidationEngine, {
     submitting: false,
 
     // ValidationEngine settings
@@ -46,5 +46,3 @@ var SignupController = Ember.Controller.extend(ValidationEngine, {
         }
     }
 });
-
-export default SignupController;
diff --git a/core/client/app/mixins/pagination-controller.js b/core/client/app/mixins/pagination-controller.js
index ca914e529a..5f68111aa7 100644
--- a/core/client/app/mixins/pagination-controller.js
+++ b/core/client/app/mixins/pagination-controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-import { getRequestErrorMessage } from 'ghost/utils/ajax';
+import getRequestErrorMessage from 'ghost/utils/ajax';
 
-var PaginationControllerMixin = Ember.Mixin.create({
+export default Ember.Mixin.create({
     // set from PaginationRouteMixin
     paginationSettings: null,
 
@@ -57,5 +57,3 @@ var PaginationControllerMixin = Ember.Mixin.create({
         }
     }
 });
-
-export default PaginationControllerMixin;
diff --git a/core/client/app/mixins/validation-engine.js b/core/client/app/mixins/validation-engine.js
index 37cd548471..073432185e 100644
--- a/core/client/app/mixins/validation-engine.js
+++ b/core/client/app/mixins/validation-engine.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
 import DS from 'ember-data';
-import {getRequestErrorMessage} from 'ghost/utils/ajax';
+import getRequestErrorMessage from 'ghost/utils/ajax';
 
 import ValidatorExtensions from 'ghost/utils/validator-extensions';
 import PostValidator from 'ghost/validators/post';
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ function formatErrors(errors, opts) {
 * It will be able to validate any properties on itself (or the model it passes to validate())
 * with the use of a declared validator.
 */
-var ValidationEngine = Ember.Mixin.create({
+export default Ember.Mixin.create({
     // these validators can be passed a model to validate when the class that
     // mixes in the ValidationEngine declares a validationType equal to a key on this object.
     // the model is either passed in via `this.validate({ model: object })`
@@ -174,5 +174,3 @@ var ValidationEngine = Ember.Mixin.create({
         });
     }
 });
-
-export default ValidationEngine;
diff --git a/core/client/app/models/slug-generator.js b/core/client/app/models/slug-generator.js
index fcd69f4410..2252421986 100644
--- a/core/client/app/models/slug-generator.js
+++ b/core/client/app/models/slug-generator.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-var SlugGenerator = Ember.Object.extend({
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
+
+export default Ember.Object.extend({
     ghostPaths: null,
     slugType: null,
     value: null,
+
     toString: function () {
         return this.get('value');
     },
+
     generateSlug: function (textToSlugify) {
         var self = this,
             url;
@@ -16,14 +20,14 @@ var SlugGenerator = Ember.Object.extend({
 
         url = this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('slugs', this.get('slugType'), encodeURIComponent(textToSlugify));
 
-        return ic.ajax.request(url, {
+        return ajax(url, {
             type: 'GET'
         }).then(function (response) {
             var slug = response.slugs[0].slug;
+
             self.set('value', slug);
+
             return slug;
         });
     }
 });
-
-export default SlugGenerator;
diff --git a/core/client/app/models/user.js b/core/client/app/models/user.js
index bfffe029b7..7536942c49 100644
--- a/core/client/app/models/user.js
+++ b/core/client/app/models/user.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
 import DS from 'ember-data';
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
 import ValidationEngine from 'ghost/mixins/validation-engine';
 import SelectiveSaveMixin from 'ghost/mixins/selective-save';
 
-var User = DS.Model.extend(SelectiveSaveMixin, ValidationEngine, {
+export default DS.Model.extend(SelectiveSaveMixin, ValidationEngine, {
     validationType: 'user',
 
     uuid: DS.attr('string'),
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ var User = DS.Model.extend(SelectiveSaveMixin, ValidationEngine, {
     saveNewPassword: function () {
         var url = this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('users', 'password');
 
-        return ic.ajax.request(url, {
+        return ajax(url, {
             type: 'PUT',
             data: {
                 password: [{
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ var User = DS.Model.extend(SelectiveSaveMixin, ValidationEngine, {
                 roles: fullUserData.roles
             };
 
-        return ic.ajax.request(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('users'), {
+        return ajax(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('users'), {
             type: 'POST',
             data: JSON.stringify({users: [userData]}),
             contentType: 'application/json'
@@ -102,5 +103,3 @@ var User = DS.Model.extend(SelectiveSaveMixin, ValidationEngine, {
 
     pending: Ember.computed.equal('status', 'invited-pending').property('status')
 });
-
-export default User;
diff --git a/core/client/app/routes/about.js b/core/client/app/routes/about.js
index 6d58327953..11a0a74835 100644
--- a/core/client/app/routes/about.js
+++ b/core/client/app/routes/about.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
 import AuthenticatedRoute from 'ghost/routes/authenticated';
 import styleBody from 'ghost/mixins/style-body';
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export default AuthenticatedRoute.extend(styleBody, {
             return cachedConfig;
         }
 
-        return ic.ajax.request(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('configuration'))
+        return ajax(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('configuration'))
             .then(function (configurationResponse) {
                 var configKeyValues = configurationResponse.configuration;
 
diff --git a/core/client/app/routes/setup.js b/core/client/app/routes/setup.js
index b312590b93..d6a1fc19d7 100644
--- a/core/client/app/routes/setup.js
+++ b/core/client/app/routes/setup.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
 import Configuration from 'simple-auth/configuration';
 import styleBody from 'ghost/mixins/style-body';
 
-var SetupRoute = Ember.Route.extend(styleBody, {
+export default Ember.Route.extend(styleBody, {
     titleToken: 'Setup',
 
     classNames: ['ghost-setup'],
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ var SetupRoute = Ember.Route.extend(styleBody, {
         }
 
         // If user is not logged in, check the state of the setup process via the API
-        return ic.ajax.request(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('authentication/setup'), {
+        return ajax(this.get('ghostPaths.url').api('authentication/setup'), {
             type: 'GET'
         }).then(function (result) {
             var setup = result.setup[0].status;
@@ -31,5 +32,3 @@ var SetupRoute = Ember.Route.extend(styleBody, {
         });
     }
 });
-
-export default SetupRoute;
diff --git a/core/client/app/routes/signup.js b/core/client/app/routes/signup.js
index 160d1643f2..bcf27656fb 100644
--- a/core/client/app/routes/signup.js
+++ b/core/client/app/routes/signup.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
+import {request as ajax} from 'ic-ajax';
 import Configuration from 'simple-auth/configuration';
 import styleBody from 'ghost/mixins/style-body';
 
-var SignupRoute = Ember.Route.extend(styleBody, {
+export default Ember.Route.extend(styleBody, {
     classNames: ['ghost-signup'],
 
     beforeModel: function () {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ var SignupRoute = Ember.Route.extend(styleBody, {
             model.set('email', email);
             model.set('token', params.token);
 
-            return ic.ajax.request({
+            return ajax({
                 url: self.get('ghostPaths.url').api('authentication', 'invitation'),
                 type: 'GET',
                 dataType: 'json',
@@ -60,5 +61,3 @@ var SignupRoute = Ember.Route.extend(styleBody, {
         this.controllerFor('signup').setProperties({email: '', password: '', token: ''});
     }
 });
-
-export default SignupRoute;
diff --git a/core/client/app/utils/ajax.js b/core/client/app/utils/ajax.js
index e194355ec2..d2218b8d93 100644
--- a/core/client/app/utils/ajax.js
+++ b/core/client/app/utils/ajax.js
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 import Ember from 'ember';
-/* global ic */
-
-var ajax = function () {
-    return ic.ajax.request.apply(null, arguments);
-};
 
 // Used in API request fail handlers to parse a standard api error
 // response json for the message to display
-function getRequestErrorMessage(request, performConcat) {
+export default function getRequestErrorMessage(request, performConcat) {
     var message,
         msgDetail;
 
@@ -47,6 +42,3 @@ function getRequestErrorMessage(request, performConcat) {
 
     return message;
 }
-
-export {getRequestErrorMessage, ajax};
-export default ajax;
diff --git a/core/client/bower.json b/core/client/bower.json
index f6ead37197..0e6e7ffcfa 100644
--- a/core/client/bower.json
+++ b/core/client/bower.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     "ember-simple-auth": "0.8.0-beta.2",
     "fastclick": "1.0.6",
     "google-caja": "5669.0.0",
-    "ic-ajax": "2.0.2",
     "jquery": "1.11.2",
     "jquery-file-upload": "9.5.6",
     "jquery-hammerjs": "1.0.1",