diff --git a/tasks/bash/task.json b/tasks/bash/task.json
index 172607f..553f876 100644
--- a/tasks/bash/task.json
+++ b/tasks/bash/task.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "Release"
   ],
   "demands": [
-    "npm"
   ],
   "instanceNameFormat": "Authenticated Bash Script",
   "showEnvironmentVariables": true,
@@ -129,4 +128,4 @@
     "JS_Stderr": "Bash wrote one or more lines to the standard error stream.",
     "JS_TranslatePathFailed": "Unable to translate the path '%s' to the Linux file system."
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tasks/powershell/task.json b/tasks/powershell/task.json
index 6d6fb05..1784cde 100644
--- a/tasks/powershell/task.json
+++ b/tasks/powershell/task.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "Release"
   ],
   "demands": [
-    "npm"
   ],
   "instanceNameFormat": "Authenticated PowerShell Script",
   "showEnvironmentVariables": true,
@@ -168,4 +167,4 @@
     "PS_UnableToDetermineExitCode": "Unexpected exception. Unable to determine the exit code from powershell.",
     "PS_InvalidTargetType": "Invalid target type '{0}'. The value must be one of: 'filepath' or 'inline'"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}