diff --git a/lib/couchrest/mixins/properties.rb b/lib/couchrest/mixins/properties.rb
index 10463b4..56b1925 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/mixins/properties.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/mixins/properties.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require 'time'
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'more', 'property')
 
 module CouchRest
diff --git a/lib/couchrest/more/extended_document.rb b/lib/couchrest/more/extended_document.rb
index e58756f..1ed2589 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/more/extended_document.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/more/extended_document.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'time'
 require 'mime/types'
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "property")
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'mixins', 'extended_document_mixins')