diff --git a/.resinci.json b/.resinci.json
index d1011423..c2932918 100644
--- a/.resinci.json
+++ b/.resinci.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
       "nodeGypRebuild": true,
       "afterPack": "./afterPack.js",
       "files": [
+        "build/Release/elevator.node",
         "generated",
         "lib/shared/catalina-sudo/sudo-askpass.osascript.js",
         "lib/gui/app/index.html",
diff --git a/electron-builder.yml b/electron-builder.yml
index dd42396b..7fbeff85 100644
--- a/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/electron-builder.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ nodeGypRebuild: true
 publish: null
 afterPack: "./afterPack.js"
 files:
+  - build/Release/elevator.node
   - generated
   - lib/shared/catalina-sudo/sudo-askpass.osascript.js
   - lib/gui/app/index.html
diff --git a/lib/shared/native-module.js b/lib/shared/native-module.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bbb0c35b..00000000
--- a/lib/shared/native-module.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2017 resin.io
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-'use strict'
-
-const path = require('path')
-const bindings = require('bindings')
-
-/**
- * @summary Load a native module
- * @function
- * @public
- *
- * @param {String} moduleName - native module name
- * @returns {Object} native module
- *
- * @example
- * const elevator = nativeModule.load('elevator');
- */
-exports.load = (moduleName) => {
-  return bindings({
-    bindings: moduleName,
-
-    // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
-    module_root: path.join(__dirname, '..', '..')
-
-  })
-}
diff --git a/lib/shared/permissions.js b/lib/shared/permissions.js
index b403007d..c0bbd052 100755
--- a/lib/shared/permissions.js
+++ b/lib/shared/permissions.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 'use strict'
 
+const bindings = require('bindings')
 const Bluebird = require('bluebird')
 const childProcess = Bluebird.promisifyAll(require('child_process'))
 const fs = require('fs')
@@ -136,10 +137,9 @@ exports.createLaunchScript = (command, argv, environment) => {
 }
 
 const elevateScriptWindows = async (path) => {
-  // './nativeModule' imported here as it only exists on windows
+  // 'elevator' imported here as it only exists on windows
   // TODO: replace this with sudo-prompt once https://github.com/jorangreef/sudo-prompt/issues/96 is fixed
-  const nativeModule = require('./native-module')
-  const elevateAsync = promisify(nativeModule.load('elevator').elevate)
+  const elevateAsync = promisify(bindings({ bindings: 'elevator' }).elevate)
 
   // '&' needs to be escaped here (but not when written to a .cmd file)
   const cmd = [ 'cmd', '/c', escapeParamCmd(path).replace(/&/g, '^&') ]