diff --git a/modules/node_modules/node_helper/index.js b/modules/node_modules/node_helper/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 92931140..00000000
--- a/modules/node_modules/node_helper/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-/* Magic Mirror
- * Node Helper Superclass
- *
- * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
- * MIT Licensed.
- */
-
-var Class = require("../../../js/class.js");
-var express = require("express");
-var path = require("path");
-
-NodeHelper = Class.extend({
-	init: function() {
-		console.log("Initializing new module helper ...");
-	},
-
-	loaded: function(callback) {
-		console.log("Module helper loaded: " + this.name);
-		callback();
-	},
-
-	start: function() {
-		console.log("Starting module helper: " + this.name);
-	},
-
-	/* stop()
-	 * Called when the MagicMirror server receives a `SIGINT`
-	 * Close any open connections, stop any sub-processes and
-	 * gracefully exit the module.
-	 *
-	 */
-	stop: function() {
-		console.log("Stopping module helper: " + this.name);
-	},
-
-	/* socketNotificationReceived(notification, payload)
-	 * This method is called when a socket notification arrives.
-	 *
-	 * argument notification string - The identifier of the notification.
-	 * argument payload mixed - The payload of the notification.
-	 */
-	socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
-		console.log(this.name + " received a socket notification: " + notification + " - Payload: " + payload);
-	},
-
-	/* setName(name)
-	 * Set the module name.
-	 *
-	 * argument name string - Module name.
-	 */
-	setName: function(name) {
-		this.name = name;
-	},
-
-	/* setPath(path)
-	 * Set the module path.
-	 *
-	 * argument path string - Module path.
-	 */
-	setPath: function(path) {
-		this.path = path;
-	},
-
-	/* sendSocketNotification(notification, payload)
-	 * Send a socket notification to the node helper.
-	 *
-	 * argument notification string - The identifier of the notification.
-	 * argument payload mixed - The payload of the notification.
-	 */
-	sendSocketNotification: function(notification, payload) {
-		this.io.of(this.name).emit(notification, payload);
-	},
-
-	/* setExpressApp(app)
-	 * Sets the express app object for this module.
-	 * This allows you to host files from the created webserver.
-	 *
-	 * argument app Express app - The Express app object.
-	 */
-	setExpressApp: function(app) {
-		this.expressApp = app;
-
-		var publicPath = this.path + "/public";
-		app.use("/" + this.name, express.static(publicPath));
-	},
-
-	/* setSocketIO(io)
-	 * Sets the socket io object for this module.
-	 * Binds message receiver.
-	 *
-	 * argument io Socket.io - The Socket io object.
-	 */
-	setSocketIO: function(io) {
-		var self = this;
-		self.io = io;
-
-		console.log("Connecting socket for: " + this.name);
-		var namespace = this.name;
-		io.of(namespace).on("connection", function(socket) {
-			// add a catch all event.
-			var onevent = socket.onevent;
-			socket.onevent = function(packet) {
-				var args = packet.data || [];
-				onevent.call(this, packet);    // original call
-				packet.data = ["*"].concat(args);
-				onevent.call(this, packet);      // additional call to catch-all
-			};
-
-			// register catch all.
-			socket.on("*", function(notification, payload) {
-				if (notification !== "*") {
-					//console.log('received message in namespace: ' + namespace);
-					self.socketNotificationReceived(notification, payload);
-				}
-			});
-		});
-
-	}
-});
-
-NodeHelper.create = function(moduleDefinition) {
-	return NodeHelper.extend(moduleDefinition);
-};
-
-module.exports = NodeHelper;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7ff0624..c3d009e7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     "iconv-lite": "latest",
     "lodash": "^4.17.11",
     "moment": "latest",
+    "node_helper": "git://github.com/sdetweil/nodehelper.git",
     "request": "^2.88.0",
     "rrule": "^2.6.2",
     "rrule-alt": "^2.2.8",