diff --git a/lib/caching-precompiler.js b/lib/caching-precompiler.js
index 8b6f63bac..46457a798 100644
--- a/lib/caching-precompiler.js
+++ b/lib/caching-precompiler.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CachingPrecompiler.prototype._factory = function (babelConfig, cacheDir) {
 	var presetES2015 = require('babel-preset-es2015');
 	var transformRuntime = require('babel-plugin-transform-runtime');
 
+	var rewriteRuntime = this._createRewritePlugin();
 	var powerAssert = this._createEspowerPlugin(babel);
 
 	function buildOptions(filename, code) {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ CachingPrecompiler.prototype._factory = function (babelConfig, cacheDir) {
 		});
 
 		options.plugins = options.plugins || [];
-		options.plugins.push(powerAssert, transformRuntime);
+		options.plugins.push(powerAssert, transformRuntime, rewriteRuntime);
 
 		return options;
 	}
@@ -64,6 +65,22 @@ CachingPrecompiler.prototype._factory = function (babelConfig, cacheDir) {
 	};
 };
 
+CachingPrecompiler.prototype._createRewritePlugin = function () {
+	var wrapListener = require('babel-plugin-detective/wrap-listener');
+
+	function rewriteRuntimeListener(path) {
+		if (path.isLiteral() && /^babel-runtime[\\\/]?/.test(path.node.value)) {
+			path.node.value = require.resolve(path.node.value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return wrapListener(rewriteRuntimeListener, 'rewrite-runtime', {
+		generated: true,
+		require: true,
+		import: true
+	});
+};
+
 CachingPrecompiler.prototype._createEspowerPlugin = function (babel) {
 	var createEspowerPlugin = require('babel-plugin-espower/create');
 	var enhanceAssert = require('./enhance-assert');
diff --git a/lib/test-worker.js b/lib/test-worker.js
index b0ff31c66..d1f92e7c5 100644
--- a/lib/test-worker.js
+++ b/lib/test-worker.js
@@ -80,15 +80,6 @@ installPrecompiler(function (filename) {
 	return null;
 });
 
-// Modules need to be able to find `babel-runtime`, which is nested in our node_modules w/ npm@2
-var nodeModulesDir = path.join(__dirname, '../node_modules');
-var oldNodeModulesPaths = module.constructor._nodeModulePaths;
-module.constructor._nodeModulePaths = function () {
-	var ret = oldNodeModulesPaths.apply(this, arguments);
-	ret.push(nodeModulesDir);
-	return ret;
-};
-
 var dependencies = [];
 Object.keys(require.extensions).forEach(function (ext) {
 	var wrappedHandler = require.extensions[ext];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef2e293f9..5f08342d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     "arrify": "^1.0.0",
     "ava-init": "^0.1.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.3.21",
+    "babel-plugin-detective": "^1.0.2",
     "babel-plugin-espower": "^2.1.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "^6.3.13",
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.3.13",
diff --git a/test/caching-precompiler.js b/test/caching-precompiler.js
index b524ab3e1..ea394c899 100644
--- a/test/caching-precompiler.js
+++ b/test/caching-precompiler.js
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ test('uses babelConfig for babel options when babelConfig is an object', functio
 	var tempDir = uniqueTempDir();
 	var customPlugin = sinon.stub().returns({visitor: {}});
 	var powerAssert = sinon.stub().returns({visitor: {}});
+	var rewrite = sinon.stub().returns({visitor: {}});
 	var precompiler = new CachingPrecompiler(tempDir, {
 		presets: ['stage-2', 'es2015'],
 		plugins: [customPlugin]
 	});
 	sinon.stub(precompiler, '_createEspowerPlugin').returns(powerAssert);
+	sinon.stub(precompiler, '_createRewritePlugin').returns(rewrite);
 	babel.transform.reset();
 
 	precompiler.precompileFile(fixture('es2015.js'));
@@ -114,6 +116,6 @@ test('uses babelConfig for babel options when babelConfig is an object', functio
 	t.true('inputSourceMap' in options);
 	t.false(options.babelrc);
 	t.same(options.presets, ['stage-2', 'es2015']);
-	t.same(options.plugins, [customPlugin, powerAssert, transformRuntime]);
+	t.same(options.plugins, [customPlugin, powerAssert, transformRuntime, rewrite]);
 	t.end();
 });