diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 86de47091..688229057 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ endif
 
 # Declare "make" targets.
 all: dep build-js
-dep: dep-tensorflow dep-npm dep-js
+dep: dep-tensorflow dep-js
 build: build-go
 pull: docker-pull
 test: test-js test-go