diff --git a/src/ci.js b/src/ci.js
index 96305da1..95b6da5a 100644
--- a/src/ci.js
+++ b/src/ci.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('./fs');
 const yargs = require('yargs');
-const async = require('async');
 const _ = require('underscore-plus');
 
 const config = require('./apm');
@@ -70,17 +69,13 @@ but cannot be used to install new packages or dependencies.\
   async run(options) {
     const opts = this.parseOptions(options.commandArgs);
 
-    const commands = [];
-    commands.push(async () => {
-      const npm = await config.loadNpm();
-      this.npm = npm;
-    });
-    commands.push(async () => await this.loadInstalledAtomMetadata());
-    commands.push(async () => this.installModules(opts));
     try {
-      await async.waterfall(commands);
-    } catch (error) {
-      return error; // errors as return values atm
+      this.npm = await config.loadNpm();
+      await this.loadInstalledAtomMetadata();
+      await this.installModules(opts);
+    } catch(err) {
+      return err;
     }
+
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/dedupe.js b/src/dedupe.js
index dd83be5e..c3444b89 100644
--- a/src/dedupe.js
+++ b/src/dedupe.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 const path = require('path');
 
-const async = require('async');
 const _ = require('underscore-plus');
 const yargs = require('yargs');
 
@@ -76,13 +75,11 @@ This command is experimental.\
 
       this.createAtomDirectories();
 
-      const commands = [];
-      commands.push(async () => await this.loadInstalledAtomMetadata());
-      commands.push(async () => await this.dedupeModules(options));
       try {
-        await async.waterfall(commands);
-      } catch (error) {
-        return error; //errors as return values atm
+        await this.loadInstalledAtomMetadata();
+        await this.dedupeModules(options);
+      } catch(err) {
+        return err;
       }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/develop.js b/src/develop.js
index 5d8b20aa..643db746 100644
--- a/src/develop.js
+++ b/src/develop.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
 const _ = require('underscore-plus');
-const async = require('async');
 const yargs = require('yargs');
 
 const config = require('./apm');
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ cmd-shift-o to run the package out of the newly cloned repository.\
 
             return void reject(`No repository URL found for package: ${packageName}`);
           }
-          
+
           const message = request.getErrorMessage(body, error);
           return void reject(`Request for package information failed: ${message}`);
         });
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ cmd-shift-o to run the package out of the newly cloned repository.\
     installDependencies(packageDirectory, options) {
         process.chdir(packageDirectory);
         const installOptions = _.clone(options);
-  
+
         return new Install().run(installOptions);
     }
 
@@ -117,12 +116,10 @@ cmd-shift-o to run the package out of the newly cloned repository.\
 
       try {
         const repoUrl = await this.getRepositoryUrl(packageName);
-        const tasks = [];
-        tasks.push(async () => await this.cloneRepository(repoUrl, packageDirectory, options));
-        tasks.push(async () => await this.installDependencies(packageDirectory, options));
-        tasks.push(async () => await this.linkPackage(packageDirectory, options));
-
-        await async.waterfall(tasks);
+        
+        await this.cloneRepository(repoUrl, packageDirectory, options);
+        await this.installDependencies(packageDirectory, options);
+        await this.linkPackage(packageDirectory, options);
       } catch (error) {
         return error; //errors as return values atm
       }