diff --git a/lib/src/commands/install.dart b/lib/src/commands/install.dart
index bc13e11..691de76 100644
--- a/lib/src/commands/install.dart
+++ b/lib/src/commands/install.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:args/command_runner.dart';
 import 'package:glob/glob.dart';
-import 'package:homedir/homedir.dart';
 import 'package:io/ansi.dart';
 import 'package:mustache4dart/mustache4dart.dart' as mustache;
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
diff --git a/lib/src/util.dart b/lib/src/util.dart
index e40b0d2..09ca3a5 100644
--- a/lib/src/util.dart
+++ b/lib/src/util.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ final String checkmark = ansiOutputEnabled ? '\u2713' : '[Success]';
 
 final String ballot = ansiOutputEnabled ? '\u2717' : '[Failure]';
 
+String get homeDirPath =>
+    Platform.environment['HOME'] ?? Platform.environment['USERPROFILE'];
+
+Directory get homeDir => new Directory(homeDirPath);
+
 Future<Pubspec> loadPubspec([Directory directory]) {
   directory ??= Directory.current;
   var file = new File.fromUri(directory.uri.resolve('pubspec.yaml'));