diff --git a/lib/install/save.js b/lib/install/save.js
index 7227e78852ac7..471cb8dc07fd7 100644
--- a/lib/install/save.js
+++ b/lib/install/save.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const path = require('path')
 const stringifyPackage = require('stringify-package')
 const validate = require('aproba')
 const without = require('lodash.without')
-const writeFileAtomic = require('write-file-atomic')
 
 // if the -S|--save option is specified, then write installed packages
 // as dependencies to a package.json file.
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ function savePackageJson (tree, next) {
       log.verbose('shrinkwrap', 'skipping write for package.json because there were no changes.')
       next()
     } else {
-      writeFileAtomic(saveTarget, json, next)
+      fs.writeFile(saveTarget, json, next)
     }
   }))
 }