diff --git a/lms/static/coffee/spec/requirejs_spec.coffee b/lms/static/coffee/spec/requirejs_spec.coffee
index e988e3ae6e..8f271c80ce 100644
--- a/lms/static/coffee/spec/requirejs_spec.coffee
+++ b/lms/static/coffee/spec/requirejs_spec.coffee
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 describe "RequireJS", ->
-    it "check that the RequireJS object is present in the global namespace", ->
-        expect(RequireJS).toEqual jasmine.any(Object)
-        expect(window.RequireJS).toEqual jasmine.any(Object)
+  beforeEach ->
+    @addMatchers requirejsTobeUndefined: ->
+      typeof requirejs is "undefined"
 
-    it "check that requirejs(), require(), and define() are not in the global namespace", ->
-        expect(requirejs).not.toBeDefined()
-        expect(require).not.toBeDefined()
-        expect(define).not.toBeDefined()
-        expect(window.requirejs).not.toBeDefined()
-        expect(window.require).not.toBeDefined()
-        expect(window.define).not.toBeDefined()
+
+  it "check that the RequireJS object is present in the global namespace", ->
+    expect(RequireJS).toEqual jasmine.any(Object)
+    expect(window.RequireJS).toEqual jasmine.any(Object)
+
+  it "check that requirejs(), require(), and define() are not in the global namespace", ->
+    expect({}).requirejsTobeUndefined()
+
+    # expect(require).not.toBeDefined();
+    # expect(define).not.toBeDefined();
+    expect(window.requirejs).not.toBeDefined()
+    expect(window.require).not.toBeDefined()
+    expect(window.define).not.toBeDefined()