diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/Ox.UI.js b/source/Ox.UI/Ox.UI.js
index 03ac7616..fea47445 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/Ox.UI.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/Ox.UI.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Ox.load.UI = function(options, callback) {
                 MozUserSelect: 'none',
                 WebkitUserSelect: 'none'
             },  
-            loadingInterval
+            loadingInterval;
 
         browserSupported ? showIcon() : showWarning();
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ Ox.load.UI = function(options, callback) {
 
         return {
             hide: function() {
-                $screen.animate({
+                $('.OxLoadingScreen').animate({
                     opacity: browserSupported ? 0 : 0.9
                 }, 1000, function() {
                     if (browserSupported) {
@@ -271,11 +271,6 @@ Ox.load.UI = function(options, callback) {
     function initUI() {
 
         Ox.documentReady(function() {
-            // FIXME: use Ox.$foo everywhere!
-            Ox.$body = Ox.UI.$body = $('body');
-            Ox.$document = Ox.UI.$document = $(document);
-            Ox.$head = Ox.UI.$head = $('head');
-            Ox.$window = Ox.UI.$window = $(window);
             // fixme: is this the right place to do this?
             $.browser.mozilla && Ox.$document.on('dragstart', function() {
                  return false;