diff --git a/jssearch.js b/jssearch.js
index 147af7d..2ad7efd 100644
--- a/jssearch.js
+++ b/jssearch.js
@@ -47,21 +47,21 @@ var jssearch = {
 	queryWords: [],
 
 	search: function(query) {
-		var words = $.jssearch.tokenizeString(query);
+		var words = jssearch.tokenizeString(query);
 		var result = {};
 
-		$.jssearch.queryWords = words.map(function(i) { return i.t; });
+		jssearch.queryWords = words.map(function(i) { return i.t; });
 
 		// do not search when no words given
 		if (!words.length) {
 			return result;
 		}
 
-//		result = $.jssearch.searchForWords(words);
+//		result = jssearch.searchForWords(words);
 //		if ($.isEmptyObject(result)) {
-			words = $.jssearch.completeWords(words);
-			$.jssearch.queryWords = words.map(function(i) { return i.t; });
-			result = $.jssearch.searchForWords(words);
+			words = jssearch.completeWords(words);
+			jssearch.queryWords = words.map(function(i) { return i.t; });
+			result = jssearch.searchForWords(words);
 //		}
 
 		var res = [];
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ var jssearch = {
 	searchForWords: function(words) {
 		var result = {};
 		words.forEach(function(word) {
-			if ($.jssearch.index[word.t]) {
-				$.jssearch.index[word.t].forEach(function(file) {
+			if (jssearch.index[word.t]) {
+				jssearch.index[word.t].forEach(function(file) {
 					if (result[file.f]) {
 						result[file.f].weight *= file.w * word.w;
 					} else {
 						result[file.f] = {
-							file: $.jssearch.files[file.f],
+							file: jssearch.files[file.f],
 							weight: file.w * word.w
 						};
 					}
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ var jssearch = {
 		var result = [];
 
 		words.forEach(function(word) {
-			if (!$.jssearch.index[word.t] && word.t.length > 2) {
+			if (!jssearch.index[word.t] && word.t.length > 2) {
 				// complete words that are not in the index
-				for(var w in $.jssearch.index) {
+				for(var w in jssearch.index) {
 					if (w.substr(0, word.t.length) === word.t) {
 						result.push({t: w, w: 1});
 					}
diff --git a/lib/Indexer.php b/lib/Indexer.php
index 254ca9a..7f53c31 100644
--- a/lib/Indexer.php
+++ b/lib/Indexer.php
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ public function exportJs()
 		$tokenizeString = $this->getTokenizer()->tokenizeJs();
 
 		return <<<JS
-$.jssearch.index = $index;
-$.jssearch.files = $files;
-$.jssearch.tokenizeString = $tokenizeString;
+jssearch.index = $index;
+jssearch.files = $files;
+jssearch.tokenizeString = $tokenizeString;
 JS;
 	}