diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index c01908732..af488a029 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -7,31 +7,19 @@ def minified_file
   ENV['FILE'] || 'mustache.min.js'
 end
 
-task :install_mocha do
-  sh "npm install -g mocha" if `which mocha`.empty?
-end
-
-task :install_uglify do
-  sh "npm install -g uglify-js" if `which uglifyjs`.empty?
-end
-
-task :install_jshint do
-  sh "npm install -g jshint" if `which jshint`.empty?
-end
-
 desc "Run all tests"
 task :test => :install_mocha do
-  sh "mocha test"
+  sh "./node_modules/.bin/mocha test"
 end
 
 desc "Make a compressed build in #{minified_file}"
 task :minify => :install_uglify do
-  sh "uglifyjs mustache.js > #{minified_file}"
+  sh "./node_modules/.bin/uglifyjs mustache.js > #{minified_file}"
 end
 
 desc "Run JSHint"
 task :hint => :install_jshint do
-  sh "jshint mustache.js"
+  sh "./node_modules/.bin/jshint mustache.js"
 end
 
 # Creates a task that uses the various template wrappers to make a wrapped
diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit b/hooks/pre-commit
index 7b75dd3f1..3e4e60368 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@ class Bumper
 	def did_bump
 		if !@bumped
 			puts 'bump detected!'
-			if `which uglifyjs`.empty?
-				puts_c 31, 'you need uglifyjs installed'
-				puts 'run `sudo npm install -g uglify-js`'
-				exit 1
-			end
 		end
 		@bumped = true
 	end
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d30780561..8148e5ae4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^3.4.0",
     "eslint": "^2.5.1",
+    "jshint": "^2.9.5",
     "mocha": "^3.0.2",
+    "uglify-js": "^3.4.6",
     "zuul": "^3.11.0"
   },
   "spm": {