diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8606627711c..05ba5652516 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
"version" : "0.1.0",
"dependencies": {
- "coffee-script": "1.6.2"
+ "coffee-script": "1.6.2",
+ "mocha": "*",
+ "findit": "*"
},
"private": true,
diff --git a/spec/index.html b/spec/index.html
index 4a0bf3f8f04..179226ae05e 100644
--- a/spec/index.html
+++ b/spec/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-
+
diff --git a/spec/node/message_loop.coffee b/spec/node/message_loop.coffee
index a934814c73a..da47385f5b1 100644
--- a/spec/node/message_loop.coffee
+++ b/spec/node/message_loop.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-assert = require 'assert'
-
describe 'message loop', ->
describe 'process.nextTick', ->
it 'should emit the callback', (done) ->
diff --git a/spec/package.json b/spec/package.json
index 8201e25316e..ae97d1ae037 100644
--- a/spec/package.json
+++ b/spec/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
{
"name": "atom-shell-specs",
"main": "main.js",
- "version": "0.1.0",
- "dependencies": {
- "mocha": "*",
- "findit": "*"
- }
+ "version": "0.1.0"
}