diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8b924a336fe..8ba280a814e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ language: node_js
 
 node_js:
   - 'stable'
-  - '8'
-  - '6'
+  - 'lts/*'
 
 sudo: false
 
@@ -24,11 +23,6 @@ install:
   - npm uninstall typescript --no-save
   - npm uninstall tslint --no-save
   - npm install
-  - if [ "$TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION" = "6" ]; then
-      npm uninstall typemock @typescript/vfs @typescript/vfs-path @typescript/vfs-core @typescript/vfs-errors --no-save;
-      npm run build:private-packages;
-      npm install file:scripts/typemock file:scripts/vfs-errors file:scripts/vfs-core file:scripts/vfs-path file:scripts/vfs --no-save;
-    fi
 
 cache:
   directories:
diff --git a/Jakefile.js b/Jakefile.js
index 2e29eac9381..aff71dc7be3 100644
--- a/Jakefile.js
+++ b/Jakefile.js
@@ -843,53 +843,29 @@ task("vfs-errors", function () {
 }, { async: true });
 
 task("vfs-path", ["vfs-core", "vfs-errors"], function () {
-    if (process.env.INSTALL_PRIVATE_DEPS) {
-        execNpmInstall(["file:scripts/vfs-core", "file:scripts/vfs-errors"], function (error) {
-            if (error) return fail(error);
-            compile();
-        });
-    }
-    else {
-        compile();
-    }
-
-    function compile() {
-        var startCompileTime = mark();
-        execCompiler(/*useBuiltCompiler*/ false, ["-p", "scripts/vfs-path/tsconfig.json"], function (error) {
-            if (error) {
-                fail("Compilation unsuccessful.");
-            }
-            else {
-                complete();
-            }
-            measure(startCompileTime);
-        });
-    }
+    var startCompileTime = mark();
+    execCompiler(/*useBuiltCompiler*/ false, ["-p", "scripts/vfs-path/tsconfig.json"], function (error) {
+        if (error) {
+            fail("Compilation unsuccessful.");
+        }
+        else {
+            complete();
+        }
+        measure(startCompileTime);
+    });
 }, { async: true });
 
 task("vfs", ["vfs-core", "vfs-errors", "vfs-path", "typemock"], function () {
-    if (process.env.INSTALL_PRIVATE_DEPS) {
-        execNpmInstall(["file:scripts/vfs-path", "file:scripts/typemock"], function (error) {
-            if (error) return fail(error);
-            compile();
-        });
-    }
-    else {
-        compile();
-    }
-
-    function compile() {
-        var startCompileTime = mark();
-        execCompiler(/*useBuiltCompiler*/ false, ["-p", "scripts/vfs/tsconfig.json"], function (error) {
-            if (error) {
-                fail("Compilation unsuccessful.");
-            }
-            else {
-                complete();
-            }
-            measure(startCompileTime);
-        });
-    }
+    var startCompileTime = mark();
+    execCompiler(/*useBuiltCompiler*/ false, ["-p", "scripts/vfs/tsconfig.json"], function (error) {
+        if (error) {
+            fail("Compilation unsuccessful.");
+        }
+        else {
+            complete();
+        }
+        measure(startCompileTime);
+    });
 }, { async: true });
 
 task("private-packages", ["typemock", "vfs"]);
diff --git a/jenkins.sh b/jenkins.sh
index fe1a88fbbe0..b716f5bbeb2 100755
--- a/jenkins.sh
+++ b/jenkins.sh
@@ -9,13 +9,5 @@ nvm install $1
 npm uninstall typescript --no-save
 npm uninstall tslint --no-save
 npm install
-
-# Node 6 uses an older version of npm that does not symlink a package with a "file:" reference
-if [ "$1" = "6" ]; then
-    npm uninstall typemock @typescript/vfs @typescript/vfs-path @typescript/vfs-core @typescript/vfs-errors --no-save;
-    npm run build:private-packages;
-    npm install file:scripts/typemock file:scripts/vfs-errors file:scripts/vfs-core file:scripts/vfs-path file:scripts/vfs --no-save;
-fi
-
 npm update
 npm test
diff --git a/netci.groovy b/netci.groovy
index 5fa8b02baf2..e40d3a7e0ff 100644
--- a/netci.groovy
+++ b/netci.groovy
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import jobs.generation.Utilities;
 def project = GithubProject
 def branch = GithubBranchName
 
-def nodeVersions = ['stable', '8', '6']
+def nodeVersions = ['stable', '8']
 
 nodeVersions.each { nodeVer ->
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aadb578a6de..980f17dd529 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
         "build": "npm run build:compiler && npm run build:tests",
         "build:compiler": "jake local",
         "build:tests": "jake tests",
-        "build:private-packages": "jake private-packages INSTALL_PRIVATE_DEPS=1",
         "start": "node lib/tsc",
         "clean": "jake clean",
         "gulp": "gulp",