diff --git a/src/vs/base/common/worker/simpleWorker.ts b/src/vs/base/common/worker/simpleWorker.ts
index 38a4fcd30ecd9d609156deb4c7c32757d417fef1..648c36a377008d6dc47dd410054de1cb3d1fd866 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/common/worker/simpleWorker.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/common/worker/simpleWorker.ts
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@ export class SimpleWorkerClient<T> extends Disposable {
 
 		// Gather loader configuration
 		let loaderConfiguration: any = null;
-		let globalRequire = (<any>window).require;
+		let globalRequire = (<any>self).require;
 		if (typeof globalRequire.getConfig === 'function') {
 			// Get the configuration from the Monaco AMD Loader
 			loaderConfiguration = globalRequire.getConfig();
-		} else if (typeof (<any>window).requirejs !== 'undefined') {
+		} else if (typeof (<any>self).requirejs !== 'undefined') {
 			// Get the configuration from requirejs
-			loaderConfiguration = (<any>window).requirejs.s.contexts._.config;
+			loaderConfiguration = (<any>self).requirejs.s.contexts._.config;
 		}
 
 		this._lazyProxy = new TPromise((c, e, p) => {
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/wordHighlighter/common/wordHighlighter.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/wordHighlighter/common/wordHighlighter.ts
index 12757dc84e1a42eabfa5ec865d1ad8012b28b128..4d610446b43f701c62cd4bd1137f3c76c899aebf 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/wordHighlighter/common/wordHighlighter.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/wordHighlighter/common/wordHighlighter.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class WordHighlighter {
 
 		// Cancel any renderDecorationsTimer
 		if (this.renderDecorationsTimer !== -1) {
-			window.clearTimeout(this.renderDecorationsTimer);
+			clearTimeout(this.renderDecorationsTimer);
 			this.renderDecorationsTimer = -1;
 		}
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class WordHighlighter {
 			if (this.workerRequestCompleted && this.renderDecorationsTimer !== -1) {
 				// case b)
 				// Delay the firing of renderDecorationsTimer by an extra 250 ms
-				window.clearTimeout(this.renderDecorationsTimer);
+				clearTimeout(this.renderDecorationsTimer);
 				this.renderDecorationsTimer = -1;
 				this._beginRenderDecorations();
 			}
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class WordHighlighter {
 			this.renderDecorations();
 		} else {
 			// Asyncrhonous
-			this.renderDecorationsTimer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+			this.renderDecorationsTimer = setTimeout(() => {
 				this.renderDecorations();
 			}, (minimumRenderTime - currentTime));
 		}