diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp
index 0f721ac98c..e2f0449216 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/ScriptableAvatar.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void ScriptableAvatar::startAnimation(const QString& url, float fps, float prior
                                   Q_ARG(float, lastFrame), Q_ARG(const QStringList&, maskedJoints));
         return;
     }
-    _animation = _scriptEngine->getAnimationCache()->getAnimation(url);
+    _animation = DependencyManager::get<AnimationCache>()->getAnimation(url);
     _animationDetails = AnimationDetails("", QUrl(url), fps, 0, loop, hold, false, firstFrame, lastFrame, true, firstFrame);
     _maskedJoints = maskedJoints;
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index f3ac53c33b..5f0f4a700a 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -4003,7 +4003,7 @@ void Application::registerScriptEngineWithApplicationServices(ScriptEngine* scri
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Menu", MenuScriptingInterface::getInstance());
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Settings", SettingsScriptingInterface::getInstance());
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("AudioDevice", AudioDeviceScriptingInterface::getInstance());
-    scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("AnimationCache", &_animationCache);
+    scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("AnimationCache", DependencyManager::get<AnimationCache>());
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("SoundCache", &SoundCache::getInstance());
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Account", AccountScriptingInterface::getInstance());
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Metavoxels", &_metavoxels);
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 716d67c661..992d8d31d3 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ public:
 
     ToolWindow* getToolWindow() { return _toolWindow ; }
 
-    AnimationCache* getAnimationCache() { return &_animationCache; }
     DeferredLightingEffect* getDeferredLightingEffect() { return &_deferredLightingEffect; }
     ControllerScriptingInterface* getControllerScriptingInterface() { return &_controllerScriptingInterface; }
 
@@ -566,8 +565,6 @@ private:
     QSet<int> _keysPressed;
 
 
-    AnimationCache _animationCache;
-
     DeferredLightingEffect _deferredLightingEffect;
     AmbientOcclusionEffect _ambientOcclusionEffect;
 
diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.cpp b/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.cpp
index 89c265875b..30edf97a33 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/AnimationHandle.cpp
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 //
 
 #include "AnimationHandle.h"
-#include "Application.h"
+#include "Model.h"
 
 void AnimationHandle::setURL(const QUrl& url) {
     if (_url != url) {
-        _animation = Application::getInstance()->getAnimationCache()->getAnimation(_url = url);
+        _animation = DependencyManager::get<AnimationCache>()->getAnimation(_url = url);
         _jointMappings.clear();
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimationCache.h b/libraries/animation/src/AnimationCache.h
index 8a9e371cb0..5f3f305461 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimationCache.h
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimationCache.h
@@ -15,30 +15,31 @@
 #include <QScriptEngine>
 #include <QScriptValue>
 
-#include <ResourceCache.h>
-
+#include <DependencyManager.h>
 #include <FBXReader.h>
+#include <ResourceCache.h>
 
 class Animation;
 
 typedef QSharedPointer<Animation> AnimationPointer;
 
 /// Scriptable interface for FBX animation loading.
-class AnimationCache : public ResourceCache {
+class AnimationCache : public ResourceCache, public DependencyManager::Dependency  {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-
-    AnimationCache(QObject* parent = NULL);
-
     Q_INVOKABLE AnimationPointer getAnimation(const QString& url) { return getAnimation(QUrl(url)); }
-    
     Q_INVOKABLE AnimationPointer getAnimation(const QUrl& url);
 
 protected:
     
     virtual QSharedPointer<Resource> createResource(const QUrl& url,
-        const QSharedPointer<Resource>& fallback, bool delayLoad, const void* extra);
+                const QSharedPointer<Resource>& fallback, bool delayLoad, const void* extra);
+private:
+    AnimationCache(QObject* parent = NULL);
+    virtual ~AnimationCache() { }
+    friend class DependencyManager;
+
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(AnimationPointer)
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.cpp
index b9bf75178f..b14248b3bc 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/ModelEntityItem.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ void ModelEntityItem::appendSubclassData(OctreePacketData* packetData, EncodeBit
 
 
 QMap<QString, AnimationPointer> ModelEntityItem::_loadedAnimations; // TODO: improve cleanup by leveraging the AnimationPointer(s)
-AnimationCache ModelEntityItem::_animationCache;
 
 // This class/instance will cleanup the animations once unloaded.
 class EntityAnimationsBookkeeper {
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ Animation* ModelEntityItem::getAnimation(const QString& url) {
     
     // if we don't already have this model then create it and initialize it
     if (_loadedAnimations.find(url) == _loadedAnimations.end()) {
-        animation = _animationCache.getAnimation(url);
+        animation = DependencyManager::get<AnimationCache>()->getAnimation(url);
         _loadedAnimations[url] = animation;
     } else {
         animation = _loadedAnimations[url];
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
index 70c536e116..ec5f2bc0e7 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ ScriptEngine::ScriptEngine(const QString& scriptContents, const QString& fileNam
     _quatLibrary(),
     _vec3Library(),
     _uuidLibrary(),
-    _animationCache(this),
     _isUserLoaded(false),
     _arrayBufferClass(new ArrayBufferClass(this))
 {
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::init() {
     registerGlobalObject("Quat", &_quatLibrary);
     registerGlobalObject("Vec3", &_vec3Library);
     registerGlobalObject("Uuid", &_uuidLibrary);
-    registerGlobalObject("AnimationCache", &_animationCache);
+    registerGlobalObject("AnimationCache", DependencyManager::get<AnimationCache>());
 
     registerGlobalObject("Voxels", &_voxelsScriptingInterface);
 
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h
index fd28e98cab..3b074d7c73 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public:
     static EntityScriptingInterface* getEntityScriptingInterface() { return &_entityScriptingInterface; }
 
     ArrayBufferClass* getArrayBufferClass() { return _arrayBufferClass; }
-    AnimationCache* getAnimationCache() { return &_animationCache; }
     
     /// sets the script contents, will return false if failed, will fail if script is already running
     bool setScriptContents(const QString& scriptContents, const QString& fileNameString = QString(""));
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ private:
     Quat _quatLibrary;
     Vec3 _vec3Library;
     ScriptUUID _uuidLibrary;
-    AnimationCache _animationCache;
     bool _isUserLoaded;
 
     ArrayBufferClass* _arrayBufferClass;