diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a536d8455b..ea48d5ab25 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,13 +43,9 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "mapnik-vector-tile": "1.0.5",
     "nan": "~2.2.0",
-    "node-pre-gyp": "~0.6.22",
+    "node-pre-gyp": "~0.6.25",
     "protozero": "~1.3.0"
   },
-  "bundledDependencies": [
-    "mapnik-vector-tile",
-    "node-pre-gyp"
-  ],
   "bin": {
     "mapnik-inspect.js": "./bin/mapnik-inspect.js",
     "mapnik-render.js": "./bin/mapnik-render.js",
@@ -58,6 +54,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "prepublish": "npm ls",
     "test": "jshint bin lib/index.js lib/mapnik.js && mocha -R spec --timeout 50000",
+    "preinstall":"npm install node-pre-gyp",
     "install": "node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build",
     "docs": "documentation src/*.cpp --polyglot -o documentation -f html --github --name Mapnik"
   },