diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ca9d35c8f..511e0f6ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,5 +58,8 @@
     "cordova-js": "^4.2.4",
     "eslint": "^5.7.0",
     "jest": "^23.6.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "q": "^1.5.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/after_plugin_install.js b/src/after_plugin_install.js
index e21a0638f..fe73b6642 100644
--- a/src/after_plugin_install.js
+++ b/src/after_plugin_install.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ module.exports = function(ctx) {
     return;
   }
 
-  var fs = ctx.requireCordovaModule('fs'),
-    path = ctx.requireCordovaModule('path'),
-    Q = ctx.requireCordovaModule('q');
+  var fs = require('fs'),
+    path = require('path'),
+    Q = require('q');
   var pluginXmlPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'plugin.xml');
 
   return Q.Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
diff --git a/src/before_plugin_install.js b/src/before_plugin_install.js
index 2fba6e0fd..7d92a17d8 100644
--- a/src/before_plugin_install.js
+++ b/src/before_plugin_install.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module.exports = function(ctx) {
 
-  var fs = ctx.requireCordovaModule('fs'),
-    path = ctx.requireCordovaModule('path'),
-    Q = ctx.requireCordovaModule('q');
+  var fs = require('fs'),
+    path = require('path'),
+    Q = require('q');
   var projectRoot = ctx.opts.projectRoot,
     configXmlPath = path.join(projectRoot, 'config.xml'),
     pluginXmlPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'plugin.xml');
diff --git a/src/before_plugin_rm.js b/src/before_plugin_rm.js
index 80417c467..5168fb217 100644
--- a/src/before_plugin_rm.js
+++ b/src/before_plugin_rm.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ module.exports = function(ctx) {
     return;
   }
 
-  var fs = ctx.requireCordovaModule('fs'),
-    path = ctx.requireCordovaModule('path'),
-    Q = ctx.requireCordovaModule('q');
+  var fs = require('fs'),
+    path = require('path'),
+    Q = require('q');
   var projectRoot = ctx.opts.projectRoot,
     configXmlPath = path.join(projectRoot, 'config.xml');
 
diff --git a/src/ios/check_sdk_version.js b/src/ios/check_sdk_version.js
index a66480038..fff94657f 100644
--- a/src/ios/check_sdk_version.js
+++ b/src/ios/check_sdk_version.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ module.exports = function (ctx) {
 
   var PluginInfoProvider = ctx.requireCordovaModule('cordova-common').PluginInfoProvider;
 
-  var Q = ctx.requireCordovaModule('q'),
-    path = ctx.requireCordovaModule('path');
+  var Q = require('q'),
+    path = require('path');
 
   var projectRoot = ctx.opts.projectRoot;
   return Q.Promise(function (resolve, reject) {