diff --git a/lib/helpers.js b/lib/helpers.js
index 6b56a9109..51008309b 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/helpers.js
@@ -1,48 +1,32 @@
 /**
- * Assemble Helpers
  * Assemble <http://assemble.io>
- * Created and maintained by Jon Schlinkert and Brian Woodward
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2013 Upstage.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Jon Schlinkert, Brian Woodward, contributors.
  * Licensed under the MIT License (MIT).
  */
+'use strict';
 
-// Node.js
 var path = require('path');
-var fs   = require('fs');
-
-// node_modules
 var resolve = require('resolve-dep');
-var grunt   = require('grunt');
-var _       = require('lodash');
-
-
-module.exports.register = function(patterns, plugin, engine, options, params) {
-
-  // Resolve and load helpers from node_modules, if the helper name is listed both
-  // in the "helpers" option of the assemble task and devDependencies.
-  var resolvedFiles = resolve.loadDev(patterns) || [];
+var grunt = require('grunt');
 
-  // Load local helpers defined in the "helpers" option of the assemble task.
-  var localFiles = grunt.file.expand(options, patterns) || [];
-
-  var files = _.union([], resolvedFiles, localFiles);
-  files.forEach(function(file) {
-    var helper = null;
+module.exports.register = function(patterns, currentEngine, engineInstance, options, params) {
+  resolve(patterns).forEach(function(filepath) {
+    var fn = null;
     try {
-      helper = require(path.normalize(path.join(options.cwd || process.cwd() || '', file)));
-      if(typeof helper !== 'undefined') {
-        if(typeof helper.register !== 'undefined') {
-          helper.register(engine, options, params);
-        } else {
-          plugin.registerFunctions(helper, options, params);
+      fn = require(path.resolve(filepath));
+      if(typeof fn !== 'undefined') {
+        if (typeof fn === 'object' && Object.keys(fn).length >= 1) {
+          if(typeof fn.register !== 'undefined') {
+            fn.register(engineInstance, options, params);
+          } else {
+            currentEngine.registerFunctions(fn, options, params);
+          }
         }
       }
-    } catch (ex) {
-      grunt.log.writeln('Error loading helpers from file: ' + file);
-      grunt.log.writeln(ex);
+    } catch (err) {
+      grunt.log.writeln('Error loading helpers from file: ' + filepath);
+      grunt.log.writeln(err);
     }
   });
 };
-
-