diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7de832b11..f1c8411fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     "node": ">=6"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "preinstall": "npm install node-pre-gyp",
     "install": "node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build=false || make node",
     "test": "tape platform/node/test/js/**/*.test.js",
     "test-memory": "node --expose-gc platform/node/test/memory.test.js",