diff --git a/hooks/after_build/000-build_64_bit.js b/hooks/after_build/000-build_64_bit.js
index 4083ecc..cb9eec0 100644
--- a/hooks/after_build/000-build_64_bit.js
+++ b/hooks/after_build/000-build_64_bit.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module.exports = function(context) {
 
     /** @external */
-    var deferral = context.requireCordovaModule('q').defer(),
+    var deferral = require('q').defer(),
         UpdateConfig = require('./../update_config.js'),
         updateConfig = new UpdateConfig(context);
 
diff --git a/hooks/after_plugin_install/000-shared_mode_special.js b/hooks/after_plugin_install/000-shared_mode_special.js
index d0a33ca..83d6196 100644
--- a/hooks/after_plugin_install/000-shared_mode_special.js
+++ b/hooks/after_plugin_install/000-shared_mode_special.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module.exports = function(context) {
 
     /** @external */
-    var deferral = context.requireCordovaModule('q').defer(),
+    var deferral = require('q').defer(),
         UpdateConfig = require('./../update_config.js'),
         updateConfig = new UpdateConfig(context);
 
diff --git a/hooks/before_build/000-build_64_bit.js b/hooks/before_build/000-build_64_bit.js
index 7c6fef7..82979f5 100644
--- a/hooks/before_build/000-build_64_bit.js
+++ b/hooks/before_build/000-build_64_bit.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module.exports = function(context) {
 
     /** @external */
-    var deferral = context.requireCordovaModule('q').defer(),
+    var deferral = require('q').defer(),
         UpdateConfig = require('./../update_config.js'),
         updateConfig = new UpdateConfig(context);
 
diff --git a/hooks/before_plugin_uninstall/000-shared_mode_special.js b/hooks/before_plugin_uninstall/000-shared_mode_special.js
index 19909b8..407d748 100644
--- a/hooks/before_plugin_uninstall/000-shared_mode_special.js
+++ b/hooks/before_plugin_uninstall/000-shared_mode_special.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module.exports = function(context) {
 
     /** @external */
-    var deferral = context.requireCordovaModule('q').defer(),
+    var deferral = require('q').defer(),
         UpdateConfig = require('./../update_config.js'),
         updateConfig = new UpdateConfig(context);
 
diff --git a/hooks/update_config.js b/hooks/update_config.js
index 1f70dcc..77d7849 100644
--- a/hooks/update_config.js
+++ b/hooks/update_config.js
@@ -5,24 +5,24 @@ module.exports = function(context) {
     var ConfigParser, XmlHelpers;
     try {
         // cordova-lib >= 5.3.4 doesn't contain ConfigParser and xml-helpers anymore
-        ConfigParser = context.requireCordovaModule("cordova-common").ConfigParser;
-        XmlHelpers = context.requireCordovaModule("cordova-common").xmlHelpers;
+        ConfigParser = require("cordova-common").ConfigParser;
+        XmlHelpers = require("cordova-common").xmlHelpers;
     } catch (e) {
-        ConfigParser = context.requireCordovaModule("cordova-lib/src/configparser/ConfigParser");
-        XmlHelpers = context.requireCordovaModule("cordova-lib/src/util/xml-helpers");
+        ConfigParser = require("cordova-lib/src/configparser/ConfigParser");
+        XmlHelpers = require("cordova-lib/src/util/xml-helpers");
     }
 
     /** @external */
-    var fs = context.requireCordovaModule('fs'),
-        path = context.requireCordovaModule('path'),
-        et = context.requireCordovaModule('elementtree');
+    var fs = require('fs'),
+        path = require('path'),
+        et = require('elementtree');
 
     /** @defaults */
     var xwalkVariables = {},
         argumentsString = context.cmdLine,
         pluginConfigurationFile = path.join(context.opts.plugin.dir, 'plugin.xml'),
         androidPlatformDir = path.join(context.opts.projectRoot,
-            'platforms', 'android'),
+            'platforms', 'android'), 
         projectConfigurationFile = path.join(context.opts.projectRoot,
             'config.xml'),
         platformConfigurationFile,