diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 9b46e7c91..6d4bf270c 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -108,12 +108,11 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Install npm 6 + deps via npm
           command: |
-           sudo npm install -g npm@6.1.0 && npm ci
+           sudo npm install -g npm@6.1.0 && npm install --no-save
       - save_cache:
           key: v1.0-dependency-cache-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
           paths:
             - node_modules
-            - "$HOME/.npm"
   prep-deps-firefox:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/node:8.11.3-browsers