diff --git a/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-global-freeze-with-checks.js b/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-global-freeze-with-checks.js
index 6ae91e6ea0..3ab39338d0 100644
--- a/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-global-freeze-with-checks.js
+++ b/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-global-freeze-with-checks.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-const xrpl = require('xrpl')
+// Dependencies for Node.js.
+// In browsers, use <script> tags as in the example demo.html.
+if (typeof module !== "undefined") {
+  // gotta use var here because const/let are block-scoped to the if statement.
+  var xrpl = require('xrpl')
+}
 
 async function main() {
   // Connect -------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-global-freeze.js b/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-global-freeze.js
index 492fc0166a..41ffff8393 100644
--- a/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-global-freeze.js
+++ b/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-global-freeze.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-const xrpl = require('xrpl')
+// Dependencies for Node.js.
+// In browsers, use <script> tags as in the example demo.html.
+if (typeof module !== "undefined") {
+  // gotta use var here because const/let are block-scoped to the if statement.
+  var xrpl = require('xrpl')
+}
 
 async function main() {
   // Connect -------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-individual-freeze.js b/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-individual-freeze.js
index 3f90de279e..7909192a67 100644
--- a/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-individual-freeze.js
+++ b/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-individual-freeze.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-const xrpl = require('xrpl')
+// Dependencies for Node.js.
+// In browsers, use <script> tags as in the example demo.html.
+if (typeof module !== "undefined") {
+  // gotta use var here because const/let are block-scoped to the if statement.
+  var xrpl = require('xrpl')
+}
 
 async function main() {
   // Connect -------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-no-freeze.js b/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-no-freeze.js
index 398b7bd83c..8a1d87a677 100644
--- a/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-no-freeze.js
+++ b/content/_code-samples/freeze/set-no-freeze.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-const xrpl = require('xrpl')
+// Dependencies for Node.js.
+// In browsers, use <script> tags as in the example demo.html.
+if (typeof module !== "undefined") {
+  // gotta use var here because const/let are block-scoped to the if statement.
+  var xrpl = require('xrpl')
+}
 
 async function main() {
   // Connect -------------------------------------------------------------------