diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/copy_and_paste.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/copy_and_paste.js
index 000728e0be..abd5e7a9b5 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/copy_and_paste.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/copy_and_paste.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const { document } = window;
 global.document = document;
 global.$ = require('jquery')(window);
 
-zrequire('toMarkdown', 'node_modules/to-markdown/dist/to-markdown.js');
+zrequire('toMarkdown', 'to-markdown/dist/to-markdown.js');
 var copy_and_paste = zrequire('copy_and_paste');
 
 // Super stripped down version of the code in the drag-mock library
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown.js
index 6f7cfac61b..7ae95b84a2 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/markdown.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*global Dict */
 zrequire('hash_util');
-zrequire('katex', 'node_modules/katex/dist/katex.min.js');
+zrequire('katex', 'katex/dist/katex.min.js');
 zrequire('marked', 'third/marked/lib/marked');
 zrequire('util');
 zrequire('fenced_code');
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/message_edit.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/message_edit.js
index 4e00f1f37b..33db83fdb2 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/message_edit.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/message_edit.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set_global('page_params', {});
 
 global.stub_out_jquery();
 
-zrequire('XDate', 'node_modules/xdate/src/xdate');
+zrequire('XDate', 'xdate/src/xdate');
 zrequire('message_edit');
 
 var get_editability = message_edit.get_editability;
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/message_list_view.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/message_list_view.js
index bc9b491cf0..6992f7ca7c 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/message_list_view.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/message_list_view.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ set_global('$', global.make_zjquery());
 set_global('document', 'document-stub');
 
 zrequire('util');
-zrequire('XDate', 'node_modules/xdate/src/xdate');
+zrequire('XDate', 'xdate/src/xdate');
 zrequire('Filter', 'js/filter');
 zrequire('FetchStatus', 'js/fetch_status');
 zrequire('MessageListData', 'js/message_list_data');
diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/password.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/password.js
index 062c569225..82006ffb2c 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/password.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/password.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-zrequire('zxcvbn', 'node_modules/zxcvbn/dist/zxcvbn');
+zrequire('zxcvbn', 'zxcvbn/dist/zxcvbn');
 zrequire('common');
 
 set_global('i18n', global.stub_i18n);
diff --git a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/finder.js b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/finder.js
index c8c0f418fe..93ca5eb24b 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/finder.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/finder.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var finder = (function () {
 
 var exports = {};
 
-var _ = require('node_modules/underscore/underscore.js');
+var _ = require('underscore/underscore.js');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
 
diff --git a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/index.js b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/index.js
index fe8bd3c1c7..533c80adf2 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/index.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/index.js
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
 
 global.assert = require('assert');
-require('node_modules/string.prototype.codepointat/codepointat.js');
+require('string.prototype.codepointat/codepointat.js');
 
-global._ = require('node_modules/underscore/underscore.js');
+global._ = require('underscore/underscore.js');
 var _ = global._;
 const windowObj = {
     location: {
diff --git a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/namespace.js b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/namespace.js
index e5d0eed4a2..5ea59ac687 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/namespace.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/namespace.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 var namespace = (function () {
 
-var _ = require('node_modules/underscore/underscore.js');
+var _ = require('underscore/underscore.js');
 var exports = {};
 
 var dependencies = [];
diff --git a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/render.js b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/render.js
index acfed6d383..4a37fb1d6e 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/render.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/render.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var render = (function () {
 var exports = {};
 
 var fs = require('fs');
-var _ = require('node_modules/underscore/underscore.js');
+var _ = require('underscore/underscore.js');
 var Handlebars = require('handlebars');
 
 function template_dir() {
diff --git a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/stub.js b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/stub.js
index e59ad6232b..80aced50f4 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/zjsunit/stub.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/zjsunit/stub.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 var stub = (function () {
 
-var _ = require('node_modules/underscore/underscore.js');
+var _ = require('underscore/underscore.js');
 var exports = {};
 
 // Stubs don't do any magical modifications to your namespace.  They
diff --git a/static/js/bundles/app.js b/static/js/bundles/app.js
index 41754fb4af..c0e0ba61a1 100644
--- a/static/js/bundles/app.js
+++ b/static/js/bundles/app.js
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ import "third/jquery-autosize/jquery.autosize.js";
 import "third/spectrum/spectrum.js";
 import "third/sockjs/sockjs-0.3.4.js";
 import "third/marked/lib/marked.js";
-import "node_modules/xdate/src/xdate.js";
-import "node_modules/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.js";
-import "node_modules/blueimp-md5/js/md5.js";
-import "node_modules/clipboard/dist/clipboard.js";
-import "node_modules/string.prototype.codepointat/codepointat.js";
-import "node_modules/winchan/winchan.js";
-import "node_modules/handlebars/dist/handlebars.runtime.js";
-import "node_modules/to-markdown/dist/to-markdown.js";
-import "node_modules/flatpickr/dist/flatpickr.js";
-import "node_modules/flatpickr/dist/plugins/confirmDate/confirmDate.js";
-import "node_modules/error-stack-parser/dist/error-stack-parser.min.js";
-import "node_modules/sortablejs/Sortable.js";
+import "xdate/src/xdate.js";
+import "jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.js";
+import "blueimp-md5/js/md5.js";
+import "clipboard/dist/clipboard.js";
+import "string.prototype.codepointat/codepointat.js";
+import "winchan/winchan.js";
+import "handlebars/dist/handlebars.runtime.js";
+import "to-markdown/dist/to-markdown.js";
+import "flatpickr/dist/flatpickr.js";
+import "flatpickr/dist/plugins/confirmDate/confirmDate.js";
+import "error-stack-parser/dist/error-stack-parser.min.js";
+import "sortablejs/Sortable.js";
 import "generated/emoji/emoji_codes.js";
 import "generated/pygments_data.js";
 
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ import 'js/stream_ui_updates.js';
 
 import "third/bootstrap-notify/css/bootstrap-notify.css";
 import "third/spectrum/spectrum.css";
-import "node_modules/katex/dist/katex.css";
-import "node_modules/flatpickr/dist/flatpickr.css";
-import "node_modules/flatpickr/dist/plugins/confirmDate/confirmDate.css";
+import "katex/dist/katex.css";
+import "flatpickr/dist/flatpickr.css";
+import "flatpickr/dist/plugins/confirmDate/confirmDate.css";
 import "styles/components.scss";
 import "styles/app_components.scss";
 import "styles/zulip.scss";
diff --git a/static/js/bundles/commons.js b/static/js/bundles/commons.js
index c8adc103f2..2cffe94f1e 100644
--- a/static/js/bundles/commons.js
+++ b/static/js/bundles/commons.js
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 import "string.prototype.endswith";
 import "string.prototype.startswith";
 import "string.prototype.codepointat";
-import "node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js";
-import "node_modules/underscore/underscore.js";
+import "jquery/dist/jquery.js";
+import "underscore/underscore.js";
 import "js/blueslip.js";
 import "third/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.js";
 import "third/bootstrap-typeahead/typeahead.js";
 import "js/common.js";
-import "node_modules/moment/min/moment.min.js";
-import "node_modules/moment-timezone/builds/moment-timezone-with-data.min.js";
-import "node_modules/sortablejs/Sortable.js";
+import "moment/min/moment.min.js";
+import "moment-timezone/builds/moment-timezone-with-data.min.js";
+import "sortablejs/Sortable.js";
 import "third/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css";
 import "third/bootstrap/css/bootstrap-btn.css";
 import "third/bootstrap/css/bootstrap-responsive.css";
-import "node_modules/simplebar/dist/simplebar.css";
-import "node_modules/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css";
+import "simplebar/dist/simplebar.css";
+import "font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css";
 import "generated/icons/style.css";
-import "node_modules/source-sans-pro/source-sans-pro.css";
+import "source-sans-pro/source-sans-pro.css";
 import "styles/pygments.scss";
diff --git a/static/js/popovers.js b/static/js/popovers.js
index 78be3f96a3..988767fe4f 100644
--- a/static/js/popovers.js
+++ b/static/js/popovers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var confirmDatePlugin = require("node_modules/flatpickr/dist/plugins/confirmDate/confirmDate.js");
+var confirmDatePlugin = require("flatpickr/dist/plugins/confirmDate/confirmDate.js");
 
 var popovers = (function () {
 
diff --git a/static/third/katex/cli.js b/static/third/katex/cli.js
index f112603b43..3b1a9eaace 100644
--- a/static/third/katex/cli.js
+++ b/static/third/katex/cli.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ try {
     katex = require("/home/zulip/prod-static/min/katex.js");
 } catch (ex) {
     // Import KaTeX from node_modules (development environment) otherwise
-    katex = require("../../node_modules/katex/dist/katex.js");
+    katex = require("katex/dist/katex.js");
 }
 
 let input = "";
diff --git a/tools/webpack.assets.json b/tools/webpack.assets.json
index 031aca9afa..d112b2e949 100644
--- a/tools/webpack.assets.json
+++ b/tools/webpack.assets.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "activity": [
-        "./node_modules/sorttable/sorttable.js",
+        "sorttable/sorttable.js",
         "./static/js/analytics/activity.js",
         "./static/styles/portico/activity.scss"
     ],
     "archive": [
-        "./node_modules/xdate/src/xdate.js",
-        "./node_modules/handlebars/dist/handlebars.runtime.js",
+        "xdate/src/xdate.js",
+        "handlebars/dist/handlebars.runtime.js",
         "./static/js/archive.js",
         "./static/js/colorspace.js",
         "./static/js/floating_recipient_bar.js",
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "billing": [
         "./static/js/billing/helpers.js",
         "./static/js/billing/billing.js",
-        "./node_modules/handlebars/dist/handlebars.runtime.js",
+        "handlebars/dist/handlebars.runtime.js",
         "./static/js/templates.js",
         "./static/templates/compiled.js",
         "./static/js/loading.js",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "upgrade": [
         "./static/js/billing/helpers.js",
         "./static/js/billing/upgrade.js",
-        "./node_modules/handlebars/dist/handlebars.runtime.js",
+        "handlebars/dist/handlebars.runtime.js",
         "./static/js/templates.js",
         "./static/templates/compiled.js",
         "./static/js/loading.js",
@@ -45,31 +45,31 @@
         "string.prototype.endswith",
         "string.prototype.startswith",
         "string.prototype.codepointat",
-        "./node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js",
-        "./node_modules/underscore/underscore.js",
+        "jquery/dist/jquery.js",
+        "underscore/underscore.js",
         "./static/js/csrf.js",
         "./static/js/blueslip.js",
         "./static/third/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.js",
         "./static/js/common.js",
-        "./node_modules/moment/min/moment.min.js",
-        "./node_modules/moment-timezone/builds/moment-timezone-with-data.min.js",
-        "./node_modules/sortablejs/Sortable.js",
+        "moment/min/moment.min.js",
+        "moment-timezone/builds/moment-timezone-with-data.min.js",
+        "sortablejs/Sortable.js",
         "./static/third/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.css",
         "./static/third/bootstrap/css/bootstrap-btn.css",
         "./static/third/bootstrap/css/bootstrap-responsive.css",
-        "./node_modules/simplebar/dist/simplebar.css",
-        "./node_modules/font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css",
+        "simplebar/dist/simplebar.css",
+        "font-awesome/css/font-awesome.css",
         "./static/generated/icons/style.css",
-        "./node_modules/source-sans-pro/source-sans-pro.css",
+        "source-sans-pro/source-sans-pro.css",
         "./static/styles/pygments.scss"
     ],
     "help": [
-        "./node_modules/simplebar/dist/simplebar.css",
-        "./node_modules/simplebar/dist/simplebar.js",
+        "simplebar/dist/simplebar.css",
+        "simplebar/dist/simplebar.js",
         "./static/js/portico/help.js",
         "./static/js/portico/tabbed-instructions.js"
     ],
-    "katex": "./node_modules/katex/dist/katex.min.js",
+    "katex": "katex/dist/katex.min.js",
     "landing-page": [
         "./static/js/portico/landing-page.js",
         "./static/styles/portico/landing-page.scss"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         "./static/styles/portico/integrations.scss"
     ],
     "signup": [
-        "./node_modules/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.min.js",
+        "jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.min.js",
         "./static/js/portico/signup.js"
     ],
     "support": [
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@
     "stats": [
         "./static/styles/portico/stats.scss",
         "./static/js/stats/stats.js",
-        "./node_modules/plotly.js/dist/plotly-basic.min.js"
+        "plotly.js/dist/plotly-basic.min.js"
     ],
     "translations": "./static/js/translations.js",
-    "zxcvbn": "./node_modules/zxcvbn/dist/zxcvbn.js",
+    "zxcvbn": "zxcvbn/dist/zxcvbn.js",
     "app": "./static/js/bundles/app.js",
     "archive-styles": [
-        "./node_modules/katex/dist/katex.css",
+        "katex/dist/katex.css",
         "./static/styles/zulip.scss",
         "./static/styles/media.scss",
         "./static/styles/portico/archive.scss"
diff --git a/tools/webpack.config.ts b/tools/webpack.config.ts
index ce5a487ad8..7ede4eb1d6 100644
--- a/tools/webpack.config.ts
+++ b/tools/webpack.config.ts
@@ -125,22 +125,22 @@ export default (env?: string): webpack.Configuration => {
     // Use the unminified versions of jquery and underscore so that
     // Good error messages show up in production and development in the source maps
     var exposeOptions = [
-        { path: "../node_modules/blueimp-md5/js/md5.js" },
-        { path: "../node_modules/clipboard/dist/clipboard.js", name: "ClipboardJS" },
-        { path: "../node_modules/xdate/src/xdate.js", name: "XDate" },
-        { path: "../node_modules/simplebar/dist/simplebar.js"},
+        { path: "blueimp-md5/js/md5.js" },
+        { path: "clipboard/dist/clipboard.js", name: "ClipboardJS" },
+        { path: "xdate/src/xdate.js", name: "XDate" },
+        { path: "simplebar/dist/simplebar.js"},
         { path: "../static/third/marked/lib/marked.js" },
         { path: "../static/generated/emoji/emoji_codes.js" },
         { path: "../static/generated/pygments_data.js" },
         { path: "../static/js/debug.js" },
         { path: "../static/js/blueslip.js" },
         { path: "../static/js/common.js" },
-        { path: "../node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js", name: ['$', 'jQuery'] },
-        { path: "../node_modules/underscore/underscore.js", name: '_' },
-        { path: "../node_modules/handlebars/dist/handlebars.runtime.js", name: 'Handlebars' },
-        { path: "../node_modules/to-markdown/dist/to-markdown.js", name: 'toMarkdown' },
-        { path: "../node_modules/sortablejs/Sortable.js"},
-        { path: "../node_modules/winchan/winchan.js", name: 'WinChan'},
+        { path: "jquery/dist/jquery.js", name: ['$', 'jQuery'] },
+        { path: "underscore/underscore.js", name: '_' },
+        { path: "handlebars/dist/handlebars.runtime.js", name: 'Handlebars' },
+        { path: "to-markdown/dist/to-markdown.js", name: 'toMarkdown' },
+        { path: "sortablejs/Sortable.js"},
+        { path: "winchan/winchan.js", name: 'WinChan'},
     ];
     config.module.rules.push(...getExposeLoaders(exposeOptions));