diff --git a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/parse.rkt b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/parse.rkt
index 07353e60aa..dfdc3fb2c6 100644
--- a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/parse.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/parse.rkt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
          racket/stxparam
          syntax/stx
          syntax/parse/private/residual ;; keep abs. path
-         syntax/parse/private/runtime  ;; keep abs.path 
+         "runtime.rkt"
          syntax/parse/private/runtime-reflect) ;; keep abs. path
 
 ;; ============================================================
diff --git a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual.rkt b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual.rkt
index 84ef47aad2..75d942706d 100644
--- a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/residual.rkt
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
 ;; ============================================================
 ;; Compile-time
 
-(require (for-syntax racket/private/sc
-                     syntax/parse/private/residual-ct))
-(provide (for-syntax (all-from-out syntax/parse/private/residual-ct)))
+(require (for-syntax racket/private/sc "residual-ct.rkt"))
+(provide (for-syntax (all-from-out "residual-ct.rkt")))
 
 (begin-for-syntax
   ;; == from runtime.rkt
diff --git a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/runtime-reflect.rkt b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/runtime-reflect.rkt
index 333f08a9d1..e3bc47a4c5 100644
--- a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/runtime-reflect.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/runtime-reflect.rkt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #lang racket/base
-(require syntax/parse/private/residual ;; keep abs. path
-         (only-in syntax/parse/private/residual-ct ;; keep abs. path
-                  attr-name attr-depth)
+(require "residual.rkt"
+         (only-in "residual-ct.rkt" attr-name attr-depth)
          "kws.rkt")
 (provide reflect-parser
          (struct-out reified)
diff --git a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/sc.rkt b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/sc.rkt
index 4fca6ec406..51e2ba2e1d 100644
--- a/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/sc.rkt
+++ b/racket/collects/syntax/parse/private/sc.rkt
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 #lang racket/base
 (require racket/lazy-require
-         "keywords.rkt")
-
-;; keep and keep as abs. path -- lazy-loaded macros produce references to this
-;; must be required via *absolute module path* from any disappearing module
-;; (so for consistency etc, require absolutely from all modules)
-(require syntax/parse/private/residual)
+         "keywords.rkt"
+         "residual.rkt")
 
 (lazy-require-syntax
- ;; load macro transformers lazily via identifier
- ;; This module path must also be absolute (not sure why,
- ;; but it definitely breaks on relative module path).
- [syntax/parse/private/parse
+ ["parse.rkt"
   (define-syntax-class
    define-splicing-syntax-class
    define-integrable-syntax-class