diff --git a/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js b/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js
index 18f86f355c..d026b4936c 100644
--- a/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js
+++ b/cms/static/cms/js/require-config.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
             "text": 'js/vendor/requirejs/text',
             "underscore": "common/js/vendor/underscore",
             "underscore.string": "common/js/vendor/underscore.string",
-            "backbone": "common/js/vendor/backbone-min",
+            "backbone": "common/js/vendor/backbone",
             "backbone-relational" : "js/vendor/backbone-relational.min",
             "backbone.associations": "js/vendor/backbone-associations-min",
             "backbone.paginator": "js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min",
diff --git a/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee b/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee
index a3b8eb237c..87253d01f1 100644
--- a/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee
+++ b/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ requirejs.config({
         "text": "xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/requirejs/text",
         "underscore": "xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore",
         "underscore.string": "xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.string",
-        "backbone": "xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone-min",
+        "backbone": "xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone",
         "backbone.associations": "xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone-associations-min",
         "backbone.paginator": "xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min",
         "backbone-relational": "xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone-relational.min",
diff --git a/cms/static/coffee/spec/main_squire.coffee b/cms/static/coffee/spec/main_squire.coffee
index b155a0e667..e2ab5fc35d 100644
--- a/cms/static/coffee/spec/main_squire.coffee
+++ b/cms/static/coffee/spec/main_squire.coffee
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ requirejs.config({
         "text": "xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/requirejs/text",
         "underscore": "common/js/vendor/underscore",
         "underscore.string": "common/js/vendor/underscore.string",
-        "backbone": "xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone-min",
+        "backbone": "xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone",
         "backbone.associations": "xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone-associations-min",
         "backbone.paginator": "xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min",
         "tinymce": "xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/tinymce/js/tinymce/tinymce.full.min",
diff --git a/cms/static/js_test.yml b/cms/static/js_test.yml
index ed014993eb..3953a9cec5 100644
--- a/cms/static/js_test.yml
+++ b/cms/static/js_test.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ lib_paths:
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/jquery.simulate.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.string.js
-    - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js
+    - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone-associations-min.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone-relational.min.js
diff --git a/cms/static/js_test_squire.yml b/cms/static/js_test_squire.yml
index eca7ae1d34..4c20a67d2e 100644
--- a/cms/static/js_test_squire.yml
+++ b/cms/static/js_test_squire.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ lib_paths:
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/jquery.cookie.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.string.js
-    - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js
+    - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone-associations-min.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/timepicker/jquery.timepicker.js
diff --git a/cms/static/karma_cms.conf.js b/cms/static/karma_cms.conf.js
index f86da7cc51..b315e2e962 100644
--- a/cms/static/karma_cms.conf.js
+++ b/cms/static/karma_cms.conf.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var libraryFiles = [
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/jquery.simulate.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.string.js', included: false},
-    {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js', included: false},
+    {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone-associations-min.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone-relational.min.js', included: false},
diff --git a/cms/static/karma_cms_squire.conf.js b/cms/static/karma_cms_squire.conf.js
index 7e23b748a9..7d6ec26748 100644
--- a/cms/static/karma_cms_squire.conf.js
+++ b/cms/static/karma_cms_squire.conf.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var libraryFiles = [
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/jquery.cookie.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.string.js', included: false},
-    {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js', included: false},
+    {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone-associations-min.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/timepicker/jquery.timepicker.js', included: false},
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/pipeline_mako/tests/test_render.py b/common/djangoapps/pipeline_mako/tests/test_render.py
index d99d337572..4c072075c5 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/pipeline_mako/tests/test_render.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/pipeline_mako/tests/test_render.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class RequireJSPathOverridesTest(TestCase):
 
     OVERRIDES = {
         'jquery': 'js/vendor/jquery.min.js',
-        'backbone': 'common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js',
+        'backbone': 'common/js/vendor/backbone.js',
         'text': 'js/vendor/text.js'
     }
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class RequireJSPathOverridesTest(TestCase):
         "paths: {",
         "'jquery': 'js/vendor/jquery.min',",
         "'text': 'js/vendor/text',",
-        "'backbone': 'common/js/vendor/backbone-min'",
+        "'backbone': 'common/js/vendor/backbone'",
         "}",
         "});",
         "}).call(this, require || RequireJS.require);",
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/js_test.yml b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/js_test.yml
index 515101ab03..d9e4e9ec56 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/js_test.yml
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/js_test.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ lib_paths:
     - common_static/js/vendor/jquery.cookie.js
     - common_static/js/vendor/json2.js
     - common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.js
-    - common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js
+    - common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone.js
     - common_static/js/vendor/jquery.leanModal.js
     - common_static/js/vendor/CodeMirror/codemirror.js
     - common_static/js/vendor/tinymce/js/tinymce/jquery.tinymce.min.js
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/karma_xmodule.conf.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/karma_xmodule.conf.js
index 5ec46545ce..c0067fc257 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/karma_xmodule.conf.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/karma_xmodule.conf.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var libraryFiles = [
     {pattern: 'common_static/js/vendor/jquery.cookie.js', included: true},
     {pattern: 'common_static/js/vendor/json2.js', included: true},
     {pattern: 'common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.js', included: true},
-    {pattern: 'common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js', included: true},
+    {pattern: 'common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone.js', included: true},
     {pattern: 'common_static/js/vendor/jquery.leanModal.js', included: true},
     {pattern: 'common_static/js/vendor/CodeMirror/codemirror.js', included: true},
     {pattern: 'common_static/js/vendor/tinymce/js/tinymce/jquery.tinymce.min.js', included: true},
diff --git a/common/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee b/common/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee
index 9f092fd686..67c5c8c74d 100644
--- a/common/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee
+++ b/common/static/coffee/src/discussion/views/discussion_thread_view.coffee
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if Backbone?
       super()
       @mode = options.mode or "inline"  # allowed values are "tab" or "inline"
       @context = options.context or "course"  # allowed values are "course" or "standalone"
-      @course_settings = options.course_settings
+      @options = _.extend({}, options)
       if @mode not in ["tab", "inline"]
         throw new Error("invalid mode: " + @mode)
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if Backbone?
         mode: @mode
         model: @model
         el: @el
-        course_settings: @course_settings
+        course_settings: @options.course_settings
         topicId: @topicId
       )
       @render()
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ if Backbone?
         model: @model
         mode: @mode
         context: @context
-        course_settings: @course_settings
+        course_settings: @options.course_settings
       )
       @editView.bind "thread:updated thread:cancel_edit", @closeEditView
       @editView.bind "comment:endorse", @endorseThread
diff --git a/common/static/common/js/spec/main_requirejs.js b/common/static/common/js/spec/main_requirejs.js
index c6fb079f91..eebe0a92b0 100644
--- a/common/static/common/js/spec/main_requirejs.js
+++ b/common/static/common/js/spec/main_requirejs.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             'text': 'js/vendor/requirejs/text',
             'underscore': 'common/js/vendor/underscore',
             'underscore.string': 'common/js/vendor/underscore.string',
-            'backbone': 'common/js/vendor/backbone-min',
+            'backbone': 'common/js/vendor/backbone',
             'backbone.associations': 'js/vendor/backbone-associations-min',
             'backbone.paginator': 'js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min',
             'backbone-super': 'js/vendor/backbone-super',
diff --git a/common/static/js_test.yml b/common/static/js_test.yml
index 2cf1bed7c0..cc7a0629af 100644
--- a/common/static/js_test.yml
+++ b/common/static/js_test.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ lib_paths:
     - js/vendor/mustache.js
     - common/js/vendor/underscore.js
     - common/js/vendor/underscore.string.js
-    - common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js
+    - common/js/vendor/backbone.js
     - js/vendor/jquery.timeago.js
     - js/vendor/URI.min.js
     - js/vendor/draggabilly.js
diff --git a/common/static/js_test_requirejs.yml b/common/static/js_test_requirejs.yml
index c0a5a8ac41..b687c1bec7 100644
--- a/common/static/js_test_requirejs.yml
+++ b/common/static/js_test_requirejs.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ lib_paths:
     - js/vendor/jquery.truncate.js
     - common/js/vendor/underscore.js
     - common/js/vendor/underscore.string.js
-    - common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js
+    - common/js/vendor/backbone.js
     - js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min.js
     - js/vendor/jquery.timeago.js
     - js/vendor/URI.min.js
diff --git a/common/static/karma_common.conf.js b/common/static/karma_common.conf.js
index 259ee5e640..e0fda8d515 100644
--- a/common/static/karma_common.conf.js
+++ b/common/static/karma_common.conf.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var libraryFiles = [
     {pattern: 'js/vendor/mustache.js', included: true},
     {pattern: 'common/js/vendor/underscore.js', included: true},
     {pattern: 'common/js/vendor/underscore.string.js', included: true},
-    {pattern: 'common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js', included: true},
+    {pattern: 'common/js/vendor/backbone.js', included: true},
     {pattern: 'js/vendor/jquery.timeago.js', included: true},
     {pattern: 'js/vendor/URI.min.js', included: true},
     {pattern: 'coffee/src/ajax_prefix.js', included: true},
diff --git a/common/static/karma_common_requirejs.conf.js b/common/static/karma_common_requirejs.conf.js
index 60255e52c8..475d869d3c 100644
--- a/common/static/karma_common_requirejs.conf.js
+++ b/common/static/karma_common_requirejs.conf.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var libraryFiles = [
     {pattern: 'js/vendor/jquery.truncate.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'common/js/vendor/underscore.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'common/js/vendor/underscore.string.js', included: false},
-    {pattern: 'common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js', included: false},
+    {pattern: 'common/js/vendor/backbone.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'js/vendor/jquery.timeago.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'js/vendor/URI.min.js', included: false},
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 5642dd2f83..974be247e1 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ base_vendor_js = [
     'js/vendor/requirejs/require.js',
     'js/RequireJS-namespace-undefine.js',
     'js/vendor/URI.min.js',
-    'common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js',
+    'common/js/vendor/backbone.js',
     'edx-pattern-library/js/modernizr-custom.js',
 ]
 
diff --git a/lms/static/js/spec/main.js b/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
index 709ec84340..2439da0eb8 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/spec/main.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
             'text': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/requirejs/text',
             'underscore': 'common/js/vendor/underscore',
             'underscore.string': 'common/js/vendor/underscore.string',
-            'backbone': 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone-min',
+            'backbone': 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone',
             'backbone.associations': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone-associations-min',
             'backbone.paginator': 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min',
             'backbone-super': 'js/vendor/backbone-super',
diff --git a/lms/static/js_test.yml b/lms/static/js_test.yml
index 7b025f2577..1385b225da 100644
--- a/lms/static/js_test.yml
+++ b/lms/static/js_test.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ lib_paths:
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/src/
     - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.string.js
-    - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js
+    - xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/edxnotes/annotator-full.min.js
     - xmodule_js/common_static/js/test/i18n.js
diff --git a/lms/static/karma_lms.conf.js b/lms/static/karma_lms.conf.js
index b310c7e337..9f8efa3caa 100644
--- a/lms/static/karma_lms.conf.js
+++ b/lms/static/karma_lms.conf.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ var libraryFiles = [
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/src/**/*.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/underscore.string.js', included: false},
-    {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js', included: false},
+    {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/common/js/vendor/backbone.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/edxnotes/annotator-full.min.js', included: false},
     {pattern: 'xmodule_js/common_static/js/test/i18n.js', included: false},
diff --git a/lms/static/lms/js/require-config.js b/lms/static/lms/js/require-config.js
index 5d5dc80f75..e9a880e874 100644
--- a/lms/static/lms/js/require-config.js
+++ b/lms/static/lms/js/require-config.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
             "moment-with-locales": "xmodule_js/common_static/js/vendor/moment-with-locales.min",
             "text": "js/vendor/requirejs/text",
             "logger": "js/src/logger",
-            "backbone": "common/js/vendor/backbone-min",
+            "backbone": "common/js/vendor/backbone",
             "backbone-super": "js/vendor/backbone-super",
             "backbone.paginator": "js/vendor/backbone.paginator.min",
             "underscore": "common/js/vendor/underscore",
diff --git a/lms/templates/ccx/schedule.html b/lms/templates/ccx/schedule.html
index 8e3802f74f..049eca29b9 100644
--- a/lms/templates/ccx/schedule.html
+++ b/lms/templates/ccx/schedule.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangolib.js_utils import (
     var save_url = '${save_url | n, js_escaped_string}';
     var schedule = ${schedule | n, dump_js_escaped_json};
   </script>
-  <script src="${static.url('common/js/vendor/backbone-min.js')}"></script>
+  <script src="${static.url('common/js/vendor/backbone.js')}"></script>
   <script src="${static.url('js/vendor/timepicker/jquery.timepicker.js')}"></script>
   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${static.url('js/vendor/timepicker/jquery.timepicker.css')}" />
   <style>
diff --git a/pavelib/assets.py b/pavelib/assets.py
index 28eda124cf..03d80fa5a5 100644
--- a/pavelib/assets.py
+++ b/pavelib/assets.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ NPM_INSTALLED_LIBRARIES = [
     'underscore/underscore.js',
     'underscore.string/dist/underscore.string.js',
     'picturefill/dist/picturefill.js',
-    'backbone/backbone-min.js',
+    'backbone/backbone.js',
 ]
 
 # Directory to install static vendor files