diff --git a/contributor_docs/contributing_to_the_p5js_reference.md b/contributor_docs/contributing_to_the_p5js_reference.md
index 0bd05a209d..e4399211a6 100644
--- a/contributor_docs/contributing_to_the_p5js_reference.md
+++ b/contributor_docs/contributing_to_the_p5js_reference.md
@@ -977,21 +977,6 @@ Example:
    */
 ```
 
-#### The @requires tag
-
-The `@requires` tag defines the required imported modules that the current module depends on.
-
-Example of `@for` and `@requires`
-
-```js
-/**
- * @module Color
- * @submodule Creating & Reading
- * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
- */
-```
 #### <a id="beta"></a>The @beta tag - marking experimental API features
 
 This tag is used to mark that a feature is experimental and that its details may change or it may be removed.  A warning will be presented explaining this on the reference page.
diff --git a/src/accessibility/color_namer.js b/src/accessibility/color_namer.js
index bfe1c96a58..9a9225c2eb 100644
--- a/src/accessibility/color_namer.js
+++ b/src/accessibility/color_namer.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Environment
  * @submodule Environment
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import color_conversion from '../color/color_conversion';
diff --git a/src/accessibility/describe.js b/src/accessibility/describe.js
index 4ede8cef65..8310fda3bf 100644
--- a/src/accessibility/describe.js
+++ b/src/accessibility/describe.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Environment
  * @submodule Environment
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function describe(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/accessibility/gridOutput.js b/src/accessibility/gridOutput.js
index 21b900b24e..fc3e67ed78 100644
--- a/src/accessibility/gridOutput.js
+++ b/src/accessibility/gridOutput.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Environment
  * @submodule Environment
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function gridOutput(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/accessibility/outputs.js b/src/accessibility/outputs.js
index 1443d9004c..5fd5183016 100644
--- a/src/accessibility/outputs.js
+++ b/src/accessibility/outputs.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Environment
  * @submodule Environment
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function outputs(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/accessibility/textOutput.js b/src/accessibility/textOutput.js
index 971718fc26..46baa56071 100644
--- a/src/accessibility/textOutput.js
+++ b/src/accessibility/textOutput.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Environment
  * @submodule Environment
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function textOutput(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/color/color_conversion.js b/src/color/color_conversion.js
index 850d24918b..11823f077e 100644
--- a/src/color/color_conversion.js
+++ b/src/color/color_conversion.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Color
  * @submodule Color Conversion
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/color/creating_reading.js b/src/color/creating_reading.js
index a6aa934dc1..7690104406 100644
--- a/src/color/creating_reading.js
+++ b/src/color/creating_reading.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Color
  * @submodule Creating & Reading
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 import { Color } from './p5.Color';
diff --git a/src/color/p5.Color.js b/src/color/p5.Color.js
index e3724bf4ff..29b5996fb3 100644
--- a/src/color/p5.Color.js
+++ b/src/color/p5.Color.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Color
  * @submodule Creating & Reading
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires color_conversion
  */
 
 import { RGB, RGBHDR, HSL, HSB, HWB, LAB, LCH, OKLAB, OKLCH } from './creating_reading';
diff --git a/src/color/setting.js b/src/color/setting.js
index a8e8d0b1b3..04ddb8372f 100644
--- a/src/color/setting.js
+++ b/src/color/setting.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Color
  * @submodule Setting
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 import * as constants from '../core/constants';
diff --git a/src/core/environment.js b/src/core/environment.js
index 6fffe81973..c27683cf31 100644
--- a/src/core/environment.js
+++ b/src/core/environment.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Environment
  * @submodule Environment
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 import * as C from './constants';
diff --git a/src/core/friendly_errors/fes_core.js b/src/core/friendly_errors/fes_core.js
index 8962745918..f86389e12c 100644
--- a/src/core/friendly_errors/fes_core.js
+++ b/src/core/friendly_errors/fes_core.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /**
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  *
  * This is the main file for the Friendly Error System (FES), containing
  * the core as well as miscellaneous functionality of the FES. Here is a
diff --git a/src/core/friendly_errors/file_errors.js b/src/core/friendly_errors/file_errors.js
index 8f212c8355..75b8462b72 100644
--- a/src/core/friendly_errors/file_errors.js
+++ b/src/core/friendly_errors/file_errors.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /**
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 import { translator } from '../internationalization';
 
diff --git a/src/core/friendly_errors/param_validator.js b/src/core/friendly_errors/param_validator.js
index 5fa4e73151..4e9f912773 100644
--- a/src/core/friendly_errors/param_validator.js
+++ b/src/core/friendly_errors/param_validator.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /**
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 import * as constants from '../constants.js';
 import { z } from 'zod/v4';
diff --git a/src/core/friendly_errors/stacktrace.js b/src/core/friendly_errors/stacktrace.js
index 1777abac41..1c60713f9f 100644
--- a/src/core/friendly_errors/stacktrace.js
+++ b/src/core/friendly_errors/stacktrace.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /**
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 // Borrow from stacktracejs https://github.com/stacktracejs/stacktrace.js with
 // minor modifications. The license for the same and the code is included below
diff --git a/src/core/helpers.js b/src/core/helpers.js
index 0bc0ddbe3d..9f31e78d8a 100644
--- a/src/core/helpers.js
+++ b/src/core/helpers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /**
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 import * as constants from './constants';
diff --git a/src/core/legacy.js b/src/core/legacy.js
index bf05901333..6253b8894e 100644
--- a/src/core/legacy.js
+++ b/src/core/legacy.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /**
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  * These are functions that are part of the Processing API but are not part of
  * the p5.js API. In some cases they have a new name, in others, they are
  * removed completely. Not all unsupported Processing functions are listed here
diff --git a/src/core/main.js b/src/core/main.js
index 4ce9d91c55..7f8af440a2 100644
--- a/src/core/main.js
+++ b/src/core/main.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Structure
  * @submodule Structure
  * @for p5
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 import * as constants from './constants';
diff --git a/src/core/structure.js b/src/core/structure.js
index 19c96c2156..6d17882f27 100644
--- a/src/core/structure.js
+++ b/src/core/structure.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Structure
  * @submodule Structure
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function structure(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/core/transform.js b/src/core/transform.js
index 0b8eb95a5b..4ff359d5a9 100644
--- a/src/core/transform.js
+++ b/src/core/transform.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Transform
  * @submodule Transform
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 function transform(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/data/local_storage.js b/src/data/local_storage.js
index f625618c95..505b500d61 100644
--- a/src/data/local_storage.js
+++ b/src/data/local_storage.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @module Data
  * @submodule LocalStorage
- * @requires core
  *
  * This module defines the p5 methods for working with local storage
  */
diff --git a/src/dom/dom.js b/src/dom/dom.js
index 9f1dcb14c7..e975740ca0 100644
--- a/src/dom/dom.js
+++ b/src/dom/dom.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  * @module DOM
  * @submodule DOM
  * @for p5
- * @requires p5
  */
 
 import { Element } from './p5.Element';
diff --git a/src/events/acceleration.js b/src/events/acceleration.js
index 7750f6099b..0d1557d5c1 100644
--- a/src/events/acceleration.js
+++ b/src/events/acceleration.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Events
  * @submodule Acceleration
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  * @main Events
  */
 
diff --git a/src/events/keyboard.js b/src/events/keyboard.js
index eee2195f4d..0e51b0632c 100644
--- a/src/events/keyboard.js
+++ b/src/events/keyboard.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Events
  * @submodule Keyboard
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 export function isCode(input) {
   const leftRightKeys = [
diff --git a/src/events/pointer.js b/src/events/pointer.js
index b14b7c25d4..3fc8560302 100644
--- a/src/events/pointer.js
+++ b/src/events/pointer.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Events
  * @submodule Pointer
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 function pointer(p5, fn, lifecycles){
diff --git a/src/image/image.js b/src/image/image.js
index 707892fe42..2296f5a414 100644
--- a/src/image/image.js
+++ b/src/image/image.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Image
  * @submodule Image
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/image/loading_displaying.js b/src/image/loading_displaying.js
index 28149c4412..81f18b9a64 100644
--- a/src/image/loading_displaying.js
+++ b/src/image/loading_displaying.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Image
  * @submodule Loading & Displaying
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import canvas from '../core/helpers';
diff --git a/src/image/p5.Image.js b/src/image/p5.Image.js
index 80e5781524..431d618e77 100644
--- a/src/image/p5.Image.js
+++ b/src/image/p5.Image.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @module Image
  * @submodule Image
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
- * @requires filters
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/image/pixels.js b/src/image/pixels.js
index c1b7b4abe6..50e315166a 100644
--- a/src/image/pixels.js
+++ b/src/image/pixels.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Image
  * @submodule Pixels
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import Filters from './filters';
diff --git a/src/io/files.js b/src/io/files.js
index 41af75877e..013f4803d5 100644
--- a/src/io/files.js
+++ b/src/io/files.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module IO
  * @submodule Input
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import { Renderer } from '../core/p5.Renderer';
diff --git a/src/io/p5.Table.js b/src/io/p5.Table.js
index 691742a462..47f5ccf273 100644
--- a/src/io/p5.Table.js
+++ b/src/io/p5.Table.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @module IO
  * @submodule Table
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import { stringify } from './csv';
diff --git a/src/io/p5.TableRow.js b/src/io/p5.TableRow.js
index 03e59936ad..59e5d028ac 100644
--- a/src/io/p5.TableRow.js
+++ b/src/io/p5.TableRow.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @module IO
  * @submodule Table
- * @requires core
  */
 
 class TableRow {
diff --git a/src/io/p5.XML.js b/src/io/p5.XML.js
index e4e010f839..ba1cba3b9c 100644
--- a/src/io/p5.XML.js
+++ b/src/io/p5.XML.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @module IO
  * @submodule Input
- * @requires core
  */
 
 class XML {
diff --git a/src/math/Matrices/MatrixNumjs.js b/src/math/Matrices/MatrixNumjs.js
index 8ee35a7ee8..22ccf2e875 100644
--- a/src/math/Matrices/MatrixNumjs.js
+++ b/src/math/Matrices/MatrixNumjs.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { Vector } from '../p5.Vector';
 import { MatrixInterface } from './MatrixInterface';
 
 /**
- * @requires constants
  * @todo see methods below needing further implementation.
  * future consideration: implement SIMD optimizations
  * when browser compatibility becomes available
diff --git a/src/math/calculation.js b/src/math/calculation.js
index a97e549854..82b788e788 100644
--- a/src/math/calculation.js
+++ b/src/math/calculation.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Math
  * @submodule Calculation
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function calculation(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/math/math.js b/src/math/math.js
index 9e513a7c36..1c4a7e0fa9 100644
--- a/src/math/math.js
+++ b/src/math/math.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @module Math
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function math(p5, fn) {
diff --git a/src/math/noise.js b/src/math/noise.js
index 0105615fc8..16c08c484c 100644
--- a/src/math/noise.js
+++ b/src/math/noise.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  * @module Math
  * @submodule Noise
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 function noise(p5, fn){
   const PERLIN_YWRAPB = 4;
diff --git a/src/math/p5.Matrix.js b/src/math/p5.Matrix.js
index b6488f76d0..8923bb420c 100644
--- a/src/math/p5.Matrix.js
+++ b/src/math/p5.Matrix.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /**
  * @module Math
- * @requires constants
  * @todo see methods below needing further implementation.
  * future consideration: implement SIMD optimizations
  * when browser compatibility becomes available
diff --git a/src/math/p5.Vector.js b/src/math/p5.Vector.js
index c9cf317548..2f9682ad39 100644
--- a/src/math/p5.Vector.js
+++ b/src/math/p5.Vector.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /**
  * @module Math
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 import * as constants from '../core/constants';
diff --git a/src/math/random.js b/src/math/random.js
index 984094fc3d..cd56ed5530 100644
--- a/src/math/random.js
+++ b/src/math/random.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Math
  * @submodule Random
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function random(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/math/trigonometry.js b/src/math/trigonometry.js
index d2c5491b7d..0ca07bf84a 100644
--- a/src/math/trigonometry.js
+++ b/src/math/trigonometry.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Math
  * @submodule Trigonometry
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 import * as constants from '../core/constants';
diff --git a/src/shape/2d_primitives.js b/src/shape/2d_primitives.js
index aa246664b8..d5a57f1cb8 100644
--- a/src/shape/2d_primitives.js
+++ b/src/shape/2d_primitives.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Shape
  * @submodule 2D Primitives
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 import * as constants from '../core/constants';
diff --git a/src/shape/attributes.js b/src/shape/attributes.js
index 812159267f..ab5ec21a01 100644
--- a/src/shape/attributes.js
+++ b/src/shape/attributes.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Shape
  * @submodule Attributes
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 import * as constants from '../core/constants';
diff --git a/src/shape/curves.js b/src/shape/curves.js
index 5f5e278811..7e2b49a2a1 100644
--- a/src/shape/curves.js
+++ b/src/shape/curves.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Shape
  * @submodule Curves
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function curves(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/shape/custom_shapes.js b/src/shape/custom_shapes.js
index f287a4823e..0840d3d357 100644
--- a/src/shape/custom_shapes.js
+++ b/src/shape/custom_shapes.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Shape
  * @submodule Custom Shapes
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 // REMINDER: remove .js extension (currently using it to run file locally)
diff --git a/src/shape/vertex.js b/src/shape/vertex.js
index fbe46e0cba..0f41a6c043 100644
--- a/src/shape/vertex.js
+++ b/src/shape/vertex.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Shape
  * @submodule Custom Shapes
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 function vertex(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/strands/p5.strands.js b/src/strands/p5.strands.js
index d8c839847e..8360dd2468 100644
--- a/src/strands/p5.strands.js
+++ b/src/strands/p5.strands.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module 3D
  * @submodule p5.strands
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import { transpileStrandsToJS } from "./strands_transpiler";
diff --git a/src/type/textCore.js b/src/type/textCore.js
index 909609ef0c..079294b64a 100644
--- a/src/type/textCore.js
+++ b/src/type/textCore.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /**
  * @module Typography
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import { Renderer } from '../core/p5.Renderer';
diff --git a/src/utilities/conversion.js b/src/utilities/conversion.js
index 7ebe26ba8f..5727735156 100644
--- a/src/utilities/conversion.js
+++ b/src/utilities/conversion.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Data
  * @submodule Conversion
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function conversion(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/utilities/time_date.js b/src/utilities/time_date.js
index ab240ee058..029b36a7cc 100644
--- a/src/utilities/time_date.js
+++ b/src/utilities/time_date.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module IO
  * @submodule Time & Date
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function timeDate(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/utilities/utility_functions.js b/src/utilities/utility_functions.js
index 4929522642..11964db774 100644
--- a/src/utilities/utility_functions.js
+++ b/src/utilities/utility_functions.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module Data
  * @submodule Utility Functions
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 function utilityFunctions(p5, fn){
diff --git a/src/webgl/3d_primitives.js b/src/webgl/3d_primitives.js
index cd6cccc893..5eb78db6c6 100644
--- a/src/webgl/3d_primitives.js
+++ b/src/webgl/3d_primitives.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Shape
  * @submodule 3D Primitives
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires p5.Geometry
  */
 
 import * as constants from '../core/constants';
diff --git a/src/webgl/interaction.js b/src/webgl/interaction.js
index ef5beb665a..e65f3a2729 100644
--- a/src/webgl/interaction.js
+++ b/src/webgl/interaction.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module 3D
  * @submodule Interaction
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import * as constants from '../core/constants';
diff --git a/src/webgl/light.js b/src/webgl/light.js
index 72938bc291..483b9a53b7 100644
--- a/src/webgl/light.js
+++ b/src/webgl/light.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module 3D
  * @submodule Lights
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import { Renderer3D } from '../core/p5.Renderer3D';
diff --git a/src/webgl/loading.js b/src/webgl/loading.js
index e1d726389c..51eef5b09d 100755
--- a/src/webgl/loading.js
+++ b/src/webgl/loading.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Shape
  * @submodule 3D Models
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires p5.Geometry
  */
 
 import { Geometry } from './p5.Geometry';
diff --git a/src/webgl/material.js b/src/webgl/material.js
index 624f9eaaf3..000a12fb7c 100644
--- a/src/webgl/material.js
+++ b/src/webgl/material.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * @module 3D
  * @submodule Material
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import * as constants from "../core/constants";
diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.Camera.js b/src/webgl/p5.Camera.js
index 5dcca97a20..01fa642fc2 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.Camera.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.Camera.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @module 3D
  * @submodule Camera
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import { Matrix } from '../math/p5.Matrix';
diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.Framebuffer.js b/src/webgl/p5.Framebuffer.js
index 29ef58bc3f..fc04f83792 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.Framebuffer.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.Framebuffer.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /**
  * @module Rendering
- * @requires constants
  */
 
 import * as constants from '../core/constants';
diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.Geometry.js b/src/webgl/p5.Geometry.js
index a2c8992885..2c53833004 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.Geometry.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.Geometry.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * @module Shape
  * @submodule 3D Primitives
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
- * @requires p5.Geometry
  */
 
 //some of the functions are adjusted from Three.js(http://threejs.org)
diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js b/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js
index a881825948..82a4f603ec 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.Shader.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * @module 3D
  * @submodule Material
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 const TypedArray = Object.getPrototypeOf(Uint8Array);
diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.Texture.js b/src/webgl/p5.Texture.js
index 7441ae5139..3c12e6ed69 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.Texture.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.Texture.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * @module 3D
  * @submodule Material
  * @for p5
- * @requires core
  */
 
 import * as constants from '../core/constants';