diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index cc8768b..45b0400 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ var sourceMap  = require('vinyl-sourcemaps-apply');
 var transpiler = require('es6-module-transpiler');
 var path       = require('path');
 
-// this is dirty, I know - however, installing an own version
-// of reacast can lead to errors because of gulp-es6mt and
-// es6-module-transpiler using different instances of recast
-var recast     = require('es6-module-transpiler/node_modules/recast');
+var recast     = require('recast');
 
 var FileResolver = transpiler.FileResolver;
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 32b795c..be1a8b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
     "es6-module-transpiler": "^0.10.0",
     "gulp-util": "^3.0.1",
     "through2": "^0.6.1",
-    "vinyl-sourcemaps-apply": "^0.1.1"
+    "vinyl-sourcemaps-apply": "^0.1.1",
+    "recast": "^0.11.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "del": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index fb93595..d0902e5 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('gulp-es6-module-transpiler', function() {
             callback(error);
         });
 
-        stream.on('data', function (file) {
+        stream.on('data', function(file) {
             expect(file).to.be.ok();
 
             callback(null, file);
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ describe('gulp-es6-module-transpiler', function() {
         stream.end();
     }
 
+    function toString(file) {
+        return file.contents.toString('utf8');
+    }
+
     function verify(transpileOptions, makeOptions, callback) {
         transpile(transpileOptions, function(error, output) {
             expect(error).to.be(null);
@@ -82,10 +86,6 @@ describe('gulp-es6-module-transpiler', function() {
         });
     }
 
-    function toString(file) {
-        return file.contents.toString('utf8');
-    }
-
     var inputs = load(inputDir);
 
     describe('options', function() {
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ describe('gulp-es6-module-transpiler', function() {
                         expect(error).to.be(null);
                         expect(output.sourceMap).to.eql({
                             version: 3,
-                            sources: [ 'default.js' ],
+                            sources: ['default.js'],
                             names: [],
                             mappings: ';;IAAA,CAAC,CAAC,kBAAS,EAAE,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC' +
                                 ',CAAC,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC,CAAC,EAAE,EAAE,CAAC',
                             file: 'default',
-                            sourcesContent: [ inputs.default.contents.toString('utf8') ]
+                            sourcesContent: [inputs.default.contents.toString('utf8')]
                         });
 
                         done();
@@ -321,4 +321,4 @@ describe('gulp-es6-module-transpiler', function() {
             });
         });
     });
-});
+});
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