diff --git a/lib/APIPlugin.js b/lib/APIPlugin.js
index 8d5bc057e..9be890d5d 100644
--- a/lib/APIPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/APIPlugin.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 var ConstDependency = require("./dependencies/ConstDependency");
 var BasicEvaluatedExpression = require("./BasicEvaluatedExpression");
 
+var NullFactory = require("./NullFactory");
+
 function APIPlugin() {
 }
 module.exports = APIPlugin;
@@ -25,6 +27,10 @@ var REPLACEMENT_TYPES = {
 var IGNORES = [
 ];
 APIPlugin.prototype.apply = function(compiler) {
+	compiler.plugin("compilation", function(compilation, params) {
+		compilation.dependencyFactories.set(ConstDependency, new NullFactory());
+		compilation.dependencyTemplates.set(ConstDependency, new ConstDependency.Template());
+	});
 	Object.keys(REPLACEMENTS).forEach(function(key) {
 		compiler.parser.plugin("expression "+key, function(expr) {
 			var dep = new ConstDependency(REPLACEMENTS[key], expr.range);
diff --git a/lib/CompatibilityPlugin.js b/lib/CompatibilityPlugin.js
index 5ba5dcab6..1a0383985 100644
--- a/lib/CompatibilityPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/CompatibilityPlugin.js
@@ -7,11 +7,17 @@ var ConstDependency = require("./dependencies/ConstDependency");
 
 var ModuleAliasPlugin = require("enhanced-resolve/lib/ModuleAliasPlugin");
 
+var NullFactory = require("./NullFactory");
+
 function CompatibilityPlugin() {
 }
 module.exports = CompatibilityPlugin;
 
 CompatibilityPlugin.prototype.apply = function(compiler) {
+	compiler.plugin("compilation", function(compilation, params) {
+		compilation.dependencyFactories.set(ConstDependency, new NullFactory());
+		compilation.dependencyTemplates.set(ConstDependency, new ConstDependency.Template());
+	});
 	compiler.resolvers.normal.apply(
 		new ModuleAliasPlugin({
 			"enhanced-require": path.join(__dirname, "..", "buildin", "return-require.js")
diff --git a/lib/DefinePlugin.js b/lib/DefinePlugin.js
index 09a4bfe6f..c5f48de1d 100644
--- a/lib/DefinePlugin.js
+++ b/lib/DefinePlugin.js
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@
 var ConstDependency = require("./dependencies/ConstDependency");
 var BasicEvaluatedExpression = require("./BasicEvaluatedExpression");
 
+var NullFactory = require("./NullFactory");
+
 function DefinePlugin(definitions) {
 	this.definitions = definitions;
 }
 module.exports = DefinePlugin;
 DefinePlugin.prototype.apply = function(compiler) {
+	compiler.plugin("compilation", function(compilation, params) {
+		compilation.dependencyFactories.set(ConstDependency, new NullFactory());
+		compilation.dependencyTemplates.set(ConstDependency, new ConstDependency.Template());
+	});
 	(function walkDefinitions(definitions, prefix) {
 		Object.keys(definitions).forEach(function(key) {
 			var code = definitions[key];
diff --git a/lib/NodeStuffPlugin.js b/lib/NodeStuffPlugin.js
index c11c5e5bf..c16eecd05 100644
--- a/lib/NodeStuffPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/NodeStuffPlugin.js
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ var ConstDependency = require("./dependencies/ConstDependency");
 var BasicEvaluatedExpression = require("./BasicEvaluatedExpression");
 var UnsupportedFeatureWarning = require("./UnsupportedFeatureWarning");
 
+var NullFactory = require("./NullFactory");
+
 function NodeStuffPlugin(options) {
 	this.options = options;
 }
 module.exports = NodeStuffPlugin;
 NodeStuffPlugin.prototype.apply = function(compiler) {
+	compiler.plugin("compilation", function(compilation, params) {
+		compilation.dependencyFactories.set(ConstDependency, new NullFactory());
+		compilation.dependencyTemplates.set(ConstDependency, new ConstDependency.Template());
+	});
 	function ignore() { return true; }
 	var context = compiler.context;
 	if(this.options.__filename == "mock") {
diff --git a/lib/RequireJsStuffPlugin.js b/lib/RequireJsStuffPlugin.js
index a24b05872..4d4936c34 100644
--- a/lib/RequireJsStuffPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/RequireJsStuffPlugin.js
@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@
 var path = require("path");
 var ConstDependency = require("./dependencies/ConstDependency");
 
+var NullFactory = require("./NullFactory");
+
 function RequireJsStuffPlugin() {
 }
 module.exports = RequireJsStuffPlugin;
 RequireJsStuffPlugin.prototype.apply = function(compiler) {
+	compiler.plugin("compilation", function(compilation, params) {
+		compilation.dependencyFactories.set(ConstDependency, new NullFactory());
+		compilation.dependencyTemplates.set(ConstDependency, new ConstDependency.Template());
+	});
 	function remove(expr) {
 		var dep = new ConstDependency(";", expr.range);
 		dep.loc = expr.loc;
diff --git a/lib/dependencies/LabeledModuleDependencyParserPlugin.js b/lib/dependencies/LabeledModuleDependencyParserPlugin.js
index ed6496aee..c2e187957 100644
--- a/lib/dependencies/LabeledModuleDependencyParserPlugin.js
+++ b/lib/dependencies/LabeledModuleDependencyParserPlugin.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 	Author Tobias Koppers @sokra
 */
 var AbstractPlugin = require("../AbstractPlugin");
-var ConstDependency = require("./ConstDependency");
 var LabeledModuleDependency = require("./LabeledModuleDependency");
 var LabeledExportsDependency = require("./LabeledExportsDependency");