diff --git a/github-requirements.txt b/github-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..468d55ce65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Python libraries to install directly from github
+-e git://github.com/MITx/django-staticfiles.git@6d2504e5c8#egg=django-staticfiles
+-e git://github.com/MITx/django-pipeline.git#egg=django-pipeline
+-e git://github.com/MITx/django-wiki.git@e2e84558#egg=django-wiki
+-e git://github.com/dementrock/pystache_custom.git@776973740bdaad83a3b029f96e415a7d1e8bec2f#egg=pystache_custom-dev
diff --git a/jenkins/test_edge.sh b/jenkins/test_edge.sh
index 66a1185989..f66178914b 100755
--- a/jenkins/test_edge.sh
+++ b/jenkins/test_edge.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ pip install -q -r pre-requirements.txt
 yes w | pip install -q -r requirements.txt
 [ ! -d askbot ] || pip install -q -r askbot/askbot_requirements.txt
 
-# Install the latest entry points from xmodule
-pip install -q --upgrade -e common/lib/xmodule
-
 rake clobber
 TESTS_FAILED=0
 rake test_cms[false] || TESTS_FAILED=1
diff --git a/jenkins/test_lms.sh b/jenkins/test_lms.sh
index d95ee689cb..90cc1dde13 100755
--- a/jenkins/test_lms.sh
+++ b/jenkins/test_lms.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ pip install -q -r pre-requirements.txt
 yes w | pip install -q -r requirements.txt
 [ ! -d askbot ] || pip install -q -r askbot/askbot_requirements.txt
 
-# Install the latest entry points from xmodule
-pip install -q --upgrade -e common/lib/xmodule
-
 rake clobber
 TESTS_FAILED=0
 rake test_lms[false] || TESTS_FAILED=1
diff --git a/local-requirements.txt b/local-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4d153dd36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Python libraries to install that are local to the mitx repo
+-e common/lib/capa
+-e common/lib/xmodule
diff --git a/rakefile b/rakefile
index 97ed5435bd..3bf4f342f2 100644
--- a/rakefile
+++ b/rakefile
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ default_options = {
 
 task :predjango do
     sh("find . -type f -name *.pyc -delete")
-    sh("pip install -q -e common/lib/xmodule -e common/lib/capa")
-    sh("git submodule update --init")
+    sh('pip install -q --upgrade -r local-requirements.txt')
+    sh('git submodule update --init')
 end
 
 task :clean_test_files do
diff --git a/repo-requirements.txt b/repo-requirements.txt
index f98d05ffc9..aa503e9779 100644
--- a/repo-requirements.txt
+++ b/repo-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
--e git://github.com/MITx/django-staticfiles.git@6d2504e5c8#egg=django-staticfiles
--e git://github.com/MITx/django-pipeline.git#egg=django-pipeline
--e git://github.com/MITx/django-wiki.git@e2e84558#egg=django-wiki
--e git://github.com/dementrock/pystache_custom.git@776973740bdaad83a3b029f96e415a7d1e8bec2f#egg=pystache_custom-dev
--e common/lib/capa
--e common/lib/xmodule
+-r github-requirements.txt
+-r local-requirements.txt
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