diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c343c9aa0..992aca13c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,5 @@
     "test:cordova@7.1.0:browser@5.0.3": "sh ./test/test-default.sh 7.1.0 browser 5.0.3",
     "test:cordova@8.0.0:browser@5.0.3": "sh ./test/test-default.sh 8.0.0 browser 5.0.3"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "cordova": "^8.0.0"
-  }
+  "dependencies": {}
 }
diff --git a/test/platform-add.sh b/test/platform-add.sh
index ba62394b9..c56ac2d1c 100644
--- a/test/platform-add.sh
+++ b/test/platform-add.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ADDITIONAL_PLUGIN=$4
 FOLDER=".build-$PLATFORM"
 rm -rf $FOLDER
 
-npm install "cordova@$CORDOVA_VERSION"
+npm install "cordova@$CORDOVA_VERSION" --no-save
 ./node_modules/.bin/cordova create $FOLDER com.example.hello HelloWorld
 
 cd $FOLDER