diff --git a/npm/private/utils.bzl b/npm/private/utils.bzl
index 974e754f7..d0e0477f5 100644
--- a/npm/private/utils.bzl
+++ b/npm/private/utils.bzl
@@ -428,13 +428,8 @@ if [ ! -f $1 ]; then exit 42; fi
     else:
         fail(INTERNAL_ERROR_MSG)
 
-# TODO(2.0): move this to aspect_bazel_lib
 def _home_directory(rctx):
-    if "HOME" in rctx.os.environ and not repo_utils.is_windows(rctx):
-        return rctx.os.environ["HOME"]
-    if "USERPROFILE" in rctx.os.environ and repo_utils.is_windows(rctx):
-        return rctx.os.environ["USERPROFILE"]
-    return None
+    return repo_utils.get_env_var(rctx, "HOME", None)
 
 def _replace_npmrc_token_envvar(token, npmrc_path, environ):
     # A token can be a reference to an environment variable