diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 358bb8a649..fb1f8c28bb 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-const async = require('async');
-const path = require('path');
+var async = require('async');
+var path = require('path');
 
 require('shelljs/global');
 
 // Install NPM dependencies, in up to 7 directories at a time
-const queue = async.queue((directory, cb) => {
-  installForDirectory(directory, cb);
+var queue = async.queue(function (directory, callback) {
+  installForDirectory(directory, callback);
 }, 7);
 
 queueDirectories('appengine');
@@ -47,39 +47,16 @@ queue.push('vision');
  * Install NPM dependencies within a single directory.
  *
  * @param {string} directory The name of the directory in which to install dependencies.
- * @param {function} cb The callback function.
+ * @param {function} callback The callback function.
  */
-function installForDirectory (directory, cb) {
-  console.log(`${directory}...installing dependencies`);
-  exec('yarn install', {
+function installForDirectory(directory, callback) {
+  console.log(directory + '...installing dependencies');
+  exec('npm install', {
     async: true,
     cwd: path.join(__dirname, '../', directory)
-  }, (err) => {
-    if (err) {
-      cd(directory);
-
-      // Uninstall dependencies
-      console.log(`Retrying in ${directory} with NPM...`);
-      rm('-rf', 'node_modules');
-
-      // Move out of the directory
-      cd('..');
-      exec('npm install', {
-        async: true,
-        cwd: path.join(__dirname, '../', directory)
-      }, (err) => {
-        if (err) {
-          console.error(`Failed to install dependencies in ${directory}!`);
-          throw err;
-        } else {
-          console.log(`${directory}...done`);
-          cb();
-        }
-      });
-    } else {
-      console.log(`${directory}...done`);
-      cb();
-    }
+  }, function (err) {
+    console.log(directory + '...done');
+    callback(err);
   });
 }
 
@@ -88,18 +65,20 @@ function installForDirectory (directory, cb) {
  *
  * @param {string} directory The name of the directory in which to recursively install dependencies.
  */
-function queueDirectories (directory) {
+function queueDirectories(directory) {
   // Move into the directory
   cd(directory);
 
   // List the files in the directory
   ls('-dl', '*')
-    .filter((file) => {
+    .filter(function (file) {
       // Find the directories within the directory
       return file.isDirectory() && file.name !== 'test' && file.name !== 'system-test';
     })
-    .forEach((file) => queue.push(`${directory}/${file.name}`));
+    .forEach(function (file) {
+      queue.push(directory + '/' + file.name);
+    });
 
   // Move out of the directory
   cd('..');
-}
+}
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diff --git a/scripts/uninstall b/scripts/uninstall
index af90f447f2..04600d367e 100755
--- a/scripts/uninstall
+++ b/scripts/uninstall
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@ function queueDirectories(directory) {
 
   // Move out of the directory
   cd('..');
-}
+}
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