diff --git a/parse/private/parse.rkt b/parse/private/parse.rkt
index e829b66..e1ea667 100644
--- a/parse/private/parse.rkt
+++ b/parse/private/parse.rkt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
          racket/stxparam
          syntax/stx
          stxparse-info/parse/private/residual ;; keep abs. path
-         stxparse-info/parse/private/runtime  ;; keep abs.path 
+         "runtime.rkt"
          stxparse-info/parse/private/runtime-reflect) ;; keep abs. path
 
 ;; ============================================================
diff --git a/parse/private/residual.rkt b/parse/private/residual.rkt
index 0799a62..1f87360 100644
--- a/parse/private/residual.rkt
+++ b/parse/private/residual.rkt
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 ;; ============================================================
 ;; Compile-time
 
-(require (for-syntax racket/private/sc
-                     syntax/parse/private/residual-ct))
+(require (for-syntax racket/private/sc syntax/parse/private/residual-ct))
 (provide (for-syntax (all-from-out syntax/parse/private/residual-ct)))
 
 (begin-for-syntax
diff --git a/parse/private/runtime-reflect.rkt b/parse/private/runtime-reflect.rkt
index d5089d8..59125cf 100644
--- a/parse/private/runtime-reflect.rkt
+++ b/parse/private/runtime-reflect.rkt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #lang racket/base
-(require stxparse-info/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 syntax/parse/private/residual-ct attr-name attr-depth)
          syntax/parse/private/kws)
 (provide reflect-parser
          (struct-out reified)
diff --git a/parse/private/sc.rkt b/parse/private/sc.rkt
index e3a8b67..d03afd5 100644
--- a/parse/private/sc.rkt
+++ b/parse/private/sc.rkt
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 #lang racket/base
 (require racket/lazy-require
-         syntax/parse/private/keywords)
-
-;; 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 stxparse-info/parse/private/residual)
+         syntax/parse/private/keywords
+         "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