diff --git a/app/initializers/data-adapter.js b/app/initializers/data-adapter.js
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+import Ember from 'ember';
+
+/*
+  This initializer is here to keep backwards compatibility with code depending
+  on the `data-adapter` initializer (before Ember Data was an addon).
+
+  Should be removed for Ember Data 3.x
+*/
+
+export default {
+  name: 'data-adapter',
+  before: 'store',
+  initialize: Ember.K
+};
diff --git a/app/initializers/injectStore.js b/app/initializers/injectStore.js
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+import Ember from 'ember';
+
+/*
+  This initializer is here to keep backwards compatibility with code depending
+  on the `injectStore` initializer (before Ember Data was an addon).
+
+  Should be removed for Ember Data 3.x
+*/
+
+export default {
+  name: 'injectStore',
+  before: 'store',
+  initialize: Ember.K
+};
diff --git a/app/initializers/store.js b/app/initializers/store.js
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+import Ember from 'ember';
+
+/*
+  This initializer is here to keep backwards compatibility with code depending
+  on the `store` initializer (before Ember Data was an addon).
+
+  Should be removed for Ember Data 3.x
+*/
+
+export default {
+  name: 'store',
+  after: 'ember-data',
+  initialize: Ember.K
+};
diff --git a/app/initializers/transforms.js b/app/initializers/transforms.js
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+import Ember from 'ember';
+
+/*
+  This initializer is here to keep backwards compatibility with code depending
+  on the `transforms` initializer (before Ember Data was an addon).
+
+  Should be removed for Ember Data 3.x
+*/
+
+export default {
+  name: 'transforms',
+  before: 'store',
+  initialize: Ember.K
+};