diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/src/StyleSheetLoader.js b/platform/commonUI/general/src/StyleSheetLoader.js
index da622fe669..0088a76f23 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/src/StyleSheetLoader.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/src/StyleSheetLoader.js
@@ -1,28 +1,41 @@
 /*global define*/
 
 define(
-    ["angular"],
-    function (angular) {
+    [],
+    function () {
         "use strict";
 
+        /**
+         * The StyleSheetLoader adds links to style sheets exposed from
+         * various bundles as extensions of category `stylesheets`.
+         * @constructor
+         * @param {object[]} stylesheets stylesheet extension definitions
+         * @param $document Angular's jqLite-wrapped document element
+         */
         function StyleSheetLoader(stylesheets, $document) {
-            var head = $document.find('head');
+            var head = $document.find('head'),
+                document = $document[0];
 
+            // Procedure for adding a single stylesheet
             function addStyleSheet(stylesheet) {
-                var link = angular.element('<link>'),
+                // Create a link element, and construct full path
+                var link = document.createElement('link'),
                     path = [
                         stylesheet.bundle.path,
                         stylesheet.bundle.resources,
                         stylesheet.stylesheetUrl
                     ].join("/");
 
-                link.attr("rel", "stylesheet");
-                link.attr("type", "text/css");
-                link.attr("href", path);
+                // Initialize attributes on the link
+                link.setAttribute("rel", "stylesheet");
+                link.setAttribute("type", "text/css");
+                link.setAttribute("href", path);
 
+                // Append the link to the head element
                 head.append(link);
             }
 
+            // Add all stylesheets from extensions
             stylesheets.forEach(addStyleSheet);
         }
 
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/test/StyleSheetLoaderSpec.js b/platform/commonUI/general/test/StyleSheetLoaderSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1977835ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/test/StyleSheetLoaderSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*global define,Promise,describe,it,expect,beforeEach,waitsFor,jasmine*/
+
+define(
+    ["../src/StyleSheetLoader"],
+    function (StyleSheetLoader) {
+        "use strict";
+
+        describe("The style sheet loader", function () {
+            var testStyleSheets,
+                mockDocument,
+                mockPlainDocument,
+                mockHead,
+                mockElement,
+                loader;
+
+            beforeEach(function () {
+                var testBundle = {
+                    path: "a/b",
+                    resources: "c"
+                };
+
+                testStyleSheets = [
+                    { stylesheetUrl: "d.css", bundle: testBundle },
+                    { stylesheetUrl: "e.css", bundle: testBundle },
+                    { stylesheetUrl: "f.css", bundle: testBundle }
+                ];
+
+                mockPlainDocument =
+                    jasmine.createSpyObj("document", ["createElement"]);
+                mockDocument = [ mockPlainDocument ];
+                mockDocument.find = jasmine.createSpy("$document.find");
+                mockHead = jasmine.createSpyObj("head", ["append"]);
+                mockElement = jasmine.createSpyObj("link", ["setAttribute"]);
+
+                mockDocument.find.andReturn(mockHead);
+                mockPlainDocument.createElement.andReturn(mockElement);
+
+                loader = new StyleSheetLoader(testStyleSheets, mockDocument);
+            });
+
+            it("appends one link per stylesheet extension", function () {
+                expect(mockHead.append.calls.length)
+                    .toEqual(testStyleSheets.length);
+            });
+
+            it("appends links to the head", function () {
+                expect(mockDocument.find).toHaveBeenCalledWith('head');
+            });
+
+            it("adjusts link locations", function () {
+                expect(mockElement.setAttribute)
+                    .toHaveBeenCalledWith('href', "a/b/c/d.css");
+            });
+        });
+    }
+);
+
diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/test/suite.json b/platform/commonUI/general/test/suite.json
index 05169c51b7..0aa52f1503 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/test/suite.json
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/test/suite.json
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
     "controllers/ViewSwitcherController",
     "directives/MCTContainer",
     "directives/MCTDrag",
-    "directives/MCTResize"
+    "directives/MCTResize",
+    "StyleSheetLoader"
 ]
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