diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/augment.js b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/augment.js
index 21eb5694..a900925d 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/augment.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/augment.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 */
+
 /**
  * Provides methods for augmenting the parse results based on their content.
  */
@@ -458,12 +459,12 @@ function getImplementedAdditions(implDoclets, docletStore) {
   return additions;
 }
 
-function augment(docletStore, propertyName, docletFinder, jsdocDeps) {
+function augment(docletStore, propertyName, docletFinder, env) {
   const dependencies = sort(mapDependencies(docletStore.docletsByLongname, propertyName));
 
   dependencies.forEach((depName) => {
     const depDoclets = Array.from(docletStore.docletsByLongname.get(depName) || []);
-    const additions = docletFinder(depDoclets, docletStore, jsdocDeps);
+    const additions = docletFinder(depDoclets, docletStore, env);
 
     additions.forEach((addition) => {
       docletStore.add(addition);
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/borrow.js b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/borrow.js
index 819bc16d..fa6ec2c6 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/borrow.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/borrow.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 */
+
 /**
  * Functions that resolve `@borrows` tags in JSDoc comments.
  */
@@ -32,10 +33,7 @@ function cloneBorrowedDoclets({ borrowed, longname }, docletStore) {
     if (borrowedDoclets) {
       borrowedAs = borrowedAs.replace(/^prototype\./, SCOPE.PUNC.INSTANCE);
       borrowedDoclets.forEach((borrowedDoclet) => {
-        const clone = combineDoclets(
-          borrowedDoclet,
-          Doclet.emptyDoclet(borrowedDoclet.dependencies)
-        );
+        const clone = combineDoclets(borrowedDoclet, Doclet.emptyDoclet(borrowedDoclet.env));
 
         // TODO: this will fail on longnames like '"Foo#bar".baz'
         parts = borrowedAs.split(SCOPE.PUNC.INSTANCE);
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/doclet-store.js b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/doclet-store.js
index 0c253a01..3b20fdaf 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/doclet-store.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/doclet-store.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 */
+
 import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
 
 import { name } from '@jsdoc/core';
@@ -70,9 +71,9 @@ export class DocletStore {
     DocletStore.#propertiesWithSets.map((prop) => [prop, 'docletsWith' + _.capitalize(prop)])
   );
 
-  constructor(dependencies) {
+  constructor(env) {
     this.#commonPathPrefix = null;
-    this.#emitter = dependencies.get('emitter');
+    this.#emitter = env.emitter;
     this.#isListening = false;
     this.#sourcePaths = new Map();
 
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/doclet.js b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/doclet.js
index 81573afe..f8fdff3c 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/doclet.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/doclet.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 */
+
 import path from 'node:path';
 
 import { astNode, Syntax } from '@jsdoc/ast';
@@ -410,9 +411,9 @@ function copySpecificProperties(primary, secondary, target, include) {
  * doclets.
  */
 export function combineDoclets(primary, secondary) {
-  const copyMostPropertiesExclude = ['dependencies', 'params', 'properties', 'undocumented'];
+  const copyMostPropertiesExclude = ['env', 'params', 'properties', 'undocumented'];
   const copySpecificPropertiesInclude = ['params', 'properties'];
-  const target = new Doclet('', null, secondary.dependencies);
+  const target = new Doclet('', null, secondary.env);
 
   // First, copy most properties to the target doclet.
   copyMostProperties(primary, secondary, target, copyMostPropertiesExclude);
@@ -449,23 +450,23 @@ Doclet = class {
    *
    * @param {string} docletSrc - The raw source code of the jsdoc comment.
    * @param {object} meta - Properties describing the code related to this comment.
-   * @param {object} dependencies - JSDoc dependencies.
+   * @param {object} env - JSDoc environment.
    */
-  constructor(docletSrc, meta, dependencies) {
-    const accessConfig = dependencies.get('config')?.opts?.access?.slice() ?? [];
-    const emitter = dependencies.get('emitter');
+  constructor(docletSrc, meta, env) {
+    const accessConfig = env.config?.opts?.access?.slice() ?? [];
+    const emitter = env.emitter;
     const boundDefineWatchableProp = defineWatchableProp.bind(null, this);
     const boundEmitDocletChanged = emitDocletChanged.bind(null, emitter, this);
     let newTags = [];
 
-    this.#dictionary = dependencies.get('tags');
+    this.#dictionary = env.tags;
 
     Object.defineProperty(this, 'accessConfig', {
       value: accessConfig,
       writable: true,
     });
-    Object.defineProperty(this, 'dependencies', {
-      value: dependencies,
+    Object.defineProperty(this, 'env', {
+      value: env,
     });
     Object.defineProperty(this, 'watchableProps', {
       value: {},
@@ -518,11 +519,11 @@ Doclet = class {
   }
 
   static clone(doclet) {
-    return combineDoclets(doclet, Doclet.emptyDoclet(doclet.dependencies));
+    return combineDoclets(doclet, Doclet.emptyDoclet(doclet.env));
   }
 
-  static emptyDoclet(dependencies) {
-    return new Doclet('', {}, dependencies);
+  static emptyDoclet(env) {
+    return new Doclet('', {}, env);
   }
 
   // TODO: We call this method in the constructor _and_ in `jsdoc/src/handlers`. It appears that
@@ -566,7 +567,7 @@ Doclet = class {
    */
   addTag(title, text) {
     const tagDef = this.#dictionary.lookUp(title);
-    const newTag = new Tag(title, text, this.meta, this.dependencies);
+    const newTag = new Tag(title, text, this.meta, this.env);
 
     if (tagDef && tagDef.onTagged) {
       tagDef.onTagged(this, newTag);
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/package.js b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/package.js
index 89e20fee..0528cca1 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/package.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/lib/package.js
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ function getLicenses(packageInfo) {
 export class Package {
   /**
    * @param {string} json - The contents of the `package.json` file.
-   * @param {Object} deps - The JSDoc dependencies.
+   * @param {Object} env - The JSDoc environment.
    */
-  constructor(json, deps) {
-    const log = deps.get('log');
+  constructor(json, env) {
+    const log = env.log;
     let packageInfo;
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/test/specs/lib/doclet-store.js b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/test/specs/lib/doclet-store.js
index 03795360..d723e557 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-doclet/test/specs/lib/doclet-store.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-doclet/test/specs/lib/doclet-store.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/doclet/lib/doclet-store', () => {
       expect(() => new DocletStore()).toThrow();
     });
 
-    it('is constructable when dependencies are passed in', () => {
+    it('is constructable when JSDoc environment is passed in', () => {
       expect(() => new DocletStore(jsdoc.env)).not.toThrow();
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/closure.js b/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/closure.js
index e13e8f98..dc332ed5 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/closure.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/closure.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 */
+
 // Tag dictionary for Google Closure Compiler.
 
 import { getTags as getCoreTags } from './core.js';
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ const NOOP_TAG = {
   },
 };
 
-export const getTags = (deps) => {
-  const coreTags = getCoreTags(deps);
+export const getTags = (env) => {
+  const coreTags = getCoreTags(env);
 
   return {
     const: {
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/core.js b/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/core.js
index 460d97d5..bb6e3495 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/core.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/core.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 */
+
 import { astNode, Syntax } from '@jsdoc/ast';
 import { name } from '@jsdoc/core';
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ function stripModuleNamespace(docletName) {
 }
 
 // Core JSDoc tags that are shared with other tag dictionaries.
-export const getTags = (deps) => ({
+export const getTags = (env) => ({
   abstract: {
     mustNotHaveValue: true,
     onTagged(doclet) {
@@ -296,12 +297,12 @@ export const getTags = (deps) => ({
   },
   inner: {
     onTagged(doclet, tag) {
-      util.setDocletScopeToTitle(doclet, tag, deps);
+      util.setDocletScopeToTitle(doclet, tag, env);
     },
   },
   instance: {
     onTagged(doclet, tag) {
-      util.setDocletScopeToTitle(doclet, tag, deps);
+      util.setDocletScopeToTitle(doclet, tag, env);
     },
   },
   interface: {
@@ -495,7 +496,7 @@ export const getTags = (deps) => ({
   },
   static: {
     onTagged(doclet, tag) {
-      util.setDocletScopeToTitle(doclet, tag, deps);
+      util.setDocletScopeToTitle(doclet, tag, env);
     },
   },
   summary: {
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/util.js b/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/util.js
index e2bf5e4a..3021bf27 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/util.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-tag/lib/definitions/util.js
@@ -74,13 +74,10 @@ export function setDocletKindToTitle(doclet, { title }) {
   doclet.addTag('kind', title);
 }
 
-export function setDocletScopeToTitle(doclet, { title }, deps) {
-  let log;
-
+export function setDocletScopeToTitle(doclet, { title }, { log }) {
   try {
     doclet.setScope(title);
   } catch (e) {
-    log = deps.get('log');
     log.error(e.message);
   }
 }
@@ -123,8 +120,7 @@ export function setNameToFile(doclet) {
   let docletName;
 
   if (doclet.meta.filename) {
-    docletName =
-      filepathMinusPrefix(doclet.meta.path, doclet.dependencies.get('env')) + doclet.meta.filename;
+    docletName = filepathMinusPrefix(doclet.meta.path, doclet.env) + doclet.meta.filename;
     doclet.addTag('name', docletName);
   }
 }
@@ -153,7 +149,7 @@ export function setDocletNameToFilename(doclet) {
   let docletName = '';
 
   if (doclet.meta.path) {
-    docletName = filepathMinusPrefix(doclet.meta.path, doclet.dependencies.get('env'));
+    docletName = filepathMinusPrefix(doclet.meta.path, doclet.env);
   }
   // TODO: Drop the file extension regardless of what it is.
   docletName += doclet.meta.filename.replace(/\.js$/i, '');
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/lib/templateHelper.js b/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/lib/templateHelper.js
index b66e84a3..0064b44f 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/lib/templateHelper.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/lib/templateHelper.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
   limitations under the License.
 */
+
 import { name } from '@jsdoc/core';
 import { inline } from '@jsdoc/tag';
 import catharsis from 'catharsis';
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ function getNamespace(kind, dictionary) {
   return '';
 }
 
-function formatNameForLink(doclet, dependencies) {
-  const dictionary = dependencies.get('tags');
+function formatNameForLink(doclet, env) {
+  const dictionary = env.tags;
   let newName =
     getNamespace(doclet.kind, dictionary) + (doclet.name || '') + (doclet.variation || '');
   const scopePunc = SCOPE_TO_PUNC[doclet.scope] || '';
@@ -112,11 +113,11 @@ function makeUniqueFilename(filename, str) {
  *
  * @function
  * @param {string} str The string to convert.
- * @param {Object} dependencies The JSDoc dependency container.
+ * @param {Object} env The JSDoc environment.
  * @return {string} The filename to use for the string.
  */
-export function getUniqueFilename(str, dependencies) {
-  const dictionary = dependencies.get('tags');
+export function getUniqueFilename(str, env) {
+  const dictionary = env.tags;
   const namespaces = dictionary.getNamespaces().join('|');
   let basename = (str || '')
     // use - instead of : in namespace prefixes
@@ -145,13 +146,13 @@ export function getUniqueFilename(str, dependencies) {
  * register the filename.
  * @private
  */
-function getFilename(longname, dependencies) {
+function getFilename(longname, env) {
   let fileUrl;
 
   if (Object.hasOwn(longnameToUrl, longname)) {
     fileUrl = longnameToUrl[longname];
   } else {
-    fileUrl = getUniqueFilename(longname, dependencies);
+    fileUrl = getUniqueFilename(longname, env);
     registerLink(longname, fileUrl);
   }
 
@@ -379,9 +380,9 @@ export function linkto(longname, linkText, cssClass, fragmentId) {
   });
 }
 
-function useMonospace(tag, text, dependencies) {
+function useMonospace(tag, text, env) {
   let cleverLinks;
-  const config = dependencies.get('config');
+  const config = env.config;
   let monospaceLinks;
   let result;
 
@@ -434,8 +435,8 @@ function splitLinkText(text) {
   };
 }
 
-function shouldShortenLongname(dependencies) {
-  const config = dependencies.get('config');
+function shouldShortenLongname(env) {
+  const config = env.config;
 
   if (config && config.templates && config.templates.useShortNamesInLinks) {
     return true;
@@ -448,10 +449,10 @@ function shouldShortenLongname(dependencies) {
  * Find `{@link ...}` inline tags and turn them into HTML links.
  *
  * @param {string} str - The string to search for `{@link ...}` tags.
- * @param {object} dependencies - The JSDoc dependencies container.
+ * @param {object} env - The JSDoc environment.
  * @return {string} The linkified text.
  */
-export function resolveLinks(str, dependencies) {
+export function resolveLinks(str, env) {
   let replacers;
 
   function extractLeadingText(string, completeTag) {
@@ -490,14 +491,14 @@ export function resolveLinks(str, dependencies) {
     target = split.target;
     linkText = linkText || split.linkText;
 
-    monospace = useMonospace(tag, text, dependencies);
+    monospace = useMonospace(tag, text, env);
 
     return string.replace(
       completeTag,
       buildLink(target, linkText, {
         linkMap: longnameToUrl,
         monospace: monospace,
-        shortenName: shouldShortenLongname(dependencies),
+        shortenName: shouldShortenLongname(env),
       })
     );
   }
@@ -832,11 +833,11 @@ export function addEventListeners(data) {
  * + Members tagged `@private`, unless the `private` option is enabled.
  * + Members tagged with anything other than specified by the `access` options.
  * @param {TAFFY} data The TaffyDB database to prune.
- * @param {object} dependencies The JSDoc dependencies container.
+ * @param {object} env The JSDoc environment.
  * @return {TAFFY} The pruned database.
  */
-export function prune(data, dependencies) {
-  const options = dependencies.get('options');
+export function prune(data, env) {
+  const options = env.options;
 
   data({ undocumented: true }).remove();
   data({ ignore: true }).remove();
@@ -876,10 +877,10 @@ export function prune(data, dependencies) {
  * represents a method), the URL will consist of a filename and a fragment ID.
  *
  * @param {module:@jsdoc/doclet.Doclet} doclet - The doclet that will be used to create the URL.
- * @param {Object} dependencies - The JSDoc dependency container.
+ * @param {Object} env - The JSDoc environment.
  * @return {string} The URL to the generated documentation for the doclet.
  */
-export function createLink(doclet, dependencies) {
+export function createLink(doclet, env) {
   let fakeContainer;
   let filename;
   let fileUrl;
@@ -900,21 +901,21 @@ export function createLink(doclet, dependencies) {
 
   // the doclet gets its own HTML file
   if (containers.includes(doclet.kind) || isModuleExports(doclet)) {
-    filename = getFilename(longname, dependencies);
+    filename = getFilename(longname, env);
   }
   // mistagged version of a doclet that gets its own HTML file
   else if (!containers.includes(doclet.kind) && fakeContainer) {
-    filename = getFilename(doclet.memberof || longname, dependencies);
+    filename = getFilename(doclet.memberof || longname, env);
     if (doclet.name !== doclet.longname) {
-      fragment = formatNameForLink(doclet, dependencies);
+      fragment = formatNameForLink(doclet, env);
       fragment = getId(longname, fragment);
     }
   }
   // the doclet is within another HTML file
   else {
-    filename = getFilename(doclet.memberof || globalName, dependencies);
+    filename = getFilename(doclet.memberof || globalName, env);
     if (doclet.name !== doclet.longname || doclet.scope === SCOPE.NAMES.GLOBAL) {
-      fragment = formatNameForLink(doclet, dependencies);
+      fragment = formatNameForLink(doclet, env);
       fragment = getId(longname, fragment);
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/test/specs/lib/templateHelper.js b/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/test/specs/lib/templateHelper.js
index 7b7a824e..729cdf68 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/test/specs/lib/templateHelper.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/test/specs/lib/templateHelper.js
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
   describe('createLink', () => {
     it('should create a url for a simple global.', () => {
       const mockDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'function',
         longname: 'foo',
         name: 'foo',
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
 
     it('should create a url for a namespace.', () => {
       const mockDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'namespace',
         longname: 'foo',
         name: 'foo',
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
 
     it('should create a url for a member of a namespace.', () => {
       const mockDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'function',
         longname: 'ns.foo',
         name: 'foo',
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
     });
 
     const nestedNamespaceDoclet = {
-      dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+      env: jsdoc.env,
       kind: 'function',
       longname: 'ns1.ns2.foo',
       name: 'foo',
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
 
     it('should create a url for a name with invalid characters.', () => {
       const mockDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'function',
         longname: 'ns1."!"."*foo"',
         name: '"*foo"',
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
 
     it('should create a url for a function that is the only symbol exported by a module.', () => {
       const mockDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'function',
         longname: 'module:bar',
         name: 'module:bar',
@@ -1672,13 +1672,13 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
 
     it('should create a url for a doclet with the wrong kind (caused by incorrect JSDoc tags', () => {
       const moduleDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'module',
         longname: 'module:baz',
         name: 'module:baz',
       };
       const badDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'member',
         longname: 'module:baz',
         name: 'module:baz',
@@ -1692,13 +1692,13 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
 
     it('should create a url for a function that is a member of a doclet with the wrong kind', () => {
       const badModuleDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'member',
         longname: 'module:qux',
         name: 'module:qux',
       };
       const memberDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'function',
         name: 'frozzle',
         memberof: 'module:qux',
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
 
     it('should include the scope punctuation in the fragment ID for static members', () => {
       const functionDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'function',
         longname: 'Milk.pasteurize',
         name: 'pasteurize',
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
 
     it('should include the scope punctuation in the fragment ID for inner members', () => {
       const functionDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'function',
         longname: 'Milk~removeSticksAndLeaves',
         name: 'removeSticksAndLeaves',
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
 
     it('should omit the scope punctuation from the fragment ID for instance members', () => {
       const propertyDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'member',
         longname: 'Milk#calcium',
         name: 'calcium',
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ describe('@jsdoc/template-legacy/lib/templateHelper', () => {
 
     it('should include the variation, if present, in the fragment ID', () => {
       const variationDoclet = {
-        dependencies: jsdoc.env,
+        env: jsdoc.env,
         kind: 'function',
         longname: 'Milk#fat(percent)',
         name: 'fat',