diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1a615d8dc7..9dec6663ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
     "slash": "^1.0.0",
     "source-map": "^0.4.0",
     "source-map-support": "^0.2.9",
-    "tmp": "0.0.25",
     "to-fast-properties": "^1.0.0",
     "trim-right": "^1.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/babel/api/register/cache.js b/src/babel/api/register/cache.js
index fb93316eb3..9b5cb8f4bc 100644
--- a/src/babel/api/register/cache.js
+++ b/src/babel/api/register/cache.js
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import path from "path";
 import os from "os";
 import fs from "fs";
 
-const FILENAME = process.env.BABEL_CACHE_PATH || path.join(os.tmpdir(), "babel.json");
+function getUserHome() {
+  return process.env.HOME || process.env.HOMEPATH || process.env.USERPROFILE;
+}
+
+const FILENAME = process.env.BABEL_CACHE_PATH || path.join(getUserHome() || os.tmpdir(), "babel.json");
 var data = {};
 
 export function save() {