diff --git a/lib/webrat/core/field.rb b/lib/webrat/core/field.rb
index 31e244b..d78db0f 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/core/field.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/core/field.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require "cgi"
 require "webrat/core_extensions/blank"
 require "webrat/core_extensions/nil_to_param"
-require "webrat/merb/param_parser"
 
 module Webrat
   class Field
@@ -119,7 +118,8 @@ module Webrat
       elsif defined?(ActionController::AbstractRequest)
         ActionController::AbstractRequest
       else
-        Webrat::ParamParser #used for Merb
+        require "webrat/merb/param_parser"
+        Webrat::MerbParamParser
       end
     end
     
diff --git a/lib/webrat/merb.rb b/lib/webrat/merb.rb
index 7f10c61..0c62d73 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/merb.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/merb.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 require "webrat/core"
 
+require "cgi"
+gem "extlib"
+require "extlib"
+require "merb-core"
+
+HashWithIndifferentAccess = Mash
+
 module Webrat
   class Session
     include Merb::Test::MakeRequest
diff --git a/lib/webrat/merb/param_parser.rb b/lib/webrat/merb/param_parser.rb
index 107d269..ee56b8d 100644
--- a/lib/webrat/merb/param_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/webrat/merb/param_parser.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
-require "cgi"
-gem "extlib"
-require "extlib"
-require "merb-core"
-
-HashWithIndifferentAccess = Mash
-
 module Webrat
-  class ParamParser
+  class MerbParamParser
     def self.parse_query_parameters(query_string)
       Merb::Parse.query(query_string)
     end