diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6a9f6d..5a5f000 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   "author": "Anupam Jain",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
+    "react": "^16.1.0",
+    "react-dom": "^16.1.0",
     "react-sortable-tree": "^1.2.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index af22dd6..e160b5c 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -6,10 +6,5 @@ module.exports = {
         // export itself to a global var: "h$concur"
         libraryTarget: "var",
         library: "h$concur"
-    },
-    externals: {
-        // Load React deps from the concur-react library
-        "react": "h$concur.react",
-        "react-dom": "h$concur.reactDom"
     }
 };