diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a53682b..81ad681 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,16 +28,13 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "polymer serve -o",
-    "postinstall": "bower i",
     "test": "polymer test --plugin local",
     "test:remote": "polymer test --plugin sauce",
     "lint": "eslint --cache paper-autocomplete*.html test/paper*.html && polymer lint paper-autocomplete*.html --rules polymer-2-hybrid",
     "publish-docs": "./publish-docs.sh",
-    "variants": "polymer install --variants && polymer serve -o -H 0.0.0.0",
-    "clean": "rm -rf bower_components bower_components-1.x bower-1.x.json"
+    "variants": "polymer install --variants && polymer serve -o -H 0.0.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "bower": "^1.8.4",
     "eslint": "^4.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-html": "^3.0.0",
     "sinon": "^3.0.0",