diff --git a/lib/fs_utils/pipeline.js b/lib/fs_utils/pipeline.js
index fe1e2163c..c97a2cfc1 100644
--- a/lib/fs_utils/pipeline.js
+++ b/lib/fs_utils/pipeline.js
@@ -4,20 +4,45 @@ const logger = require('loggy');
 const debug = require('debug')('brunch:pipeline');
 const deppack = require('deppack'); // isNpm
 const BrunchError = require('../utils/error');
-const {pull} = require('../utils/helpers');
 
 // Pipeline: File -> File.
 // Takes file and a) lints b) compiles c) extracts dependencies from it.
 
 const extRe = /(\.\w+)+$/;
-const rethrow = message => error => {
-  if (!(error instanceof Error)) {
-    error = new Error(error);
-  }
 
-  error.pipelineCode = message;
-  throw error;
-};
+let plugins = [];
+let npmCompilers = [];
+function respondTo(key) {
+  return plugins.filter(plugin => {
+    return typeof plugin[key] === 'function';
+  });
+}
+
+function setPlugins(_plugins, _npmCompilers) {
+  plugins = _plugins.all;
+  npmCompilers = _npmCompilers;
+  deppack.setPlugins(_plugins, npmCompilers);
+}
+
+function pull(array, predicate) {
+  const index = array.findIndex(predicate);
+  if (index === -1) return;
+
+  const item = array[index];
+  array.splice(index, 1);
+  return item;
+}
+
+function rethrow(message) {
+  return error => {
+    if (!(error instanceof Error)) {
+      error = new Error(error);
+    }
+
+    error.pipelineCode = message;
+    throw error;
+  };
+}
 
 async function lint(file) {
   const path = file.path;
@@ -156,20 +181,4 @@ async function processFile(file) {
   return file_;
 }
 
-const respondTo = key => plugins.filter(plugin => {
-  return typeof plugin[key] === 'function';
-});
-
-let plugins = [];
-let npmCompilers = [];
-
-module.exports = {
-  processAsset,
-  processFile,
-  setPlugins(array) {
-    plugins = array;
-  },
-  setNpmCompilers(array) {
-    npmCompilers = array;
-  },
-};
+module.exports = {processAsset, processFile, setPlugins};
diff --git a/lib/utils/helpers.js b/lib/utils/helpers.js
index 9639e76b0..d6309fbfa 100644
--- a/lib/utils/helpers.js
+++ b/lib/utils/helpers.js
@@ -238,15 +238,6 @@ class FrozenSet extends Set {
 const frozenMap = new FrozenMap();
 const frozenSet = new FrozenSet();
 
-function pull(array, is) {
-  const index = array.findIndex(is);
-  if (index === -1) return;
-
-  const item = array[index];
-  array.splice(index, 1);
-  return item;
-}
-
 module.exports = {
   flatten,
   deepAssign,
@@ -261,6 +252,5 @@ module.exports = {
   fsExists,
   isSymlink,
   frozenMap,
-  frozenSet,
-  pull,
+  frozenSet
 };
diff --git a/lib/watch.js b/lib/watch.js
index 51e18d2ac..d1db1a74d 100644
--- a/lib/watch.js
+++ b/lib/watch.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const chokidar = require('chokidar');
 const debug = require('debug')('brunch:watch');
 const speed = require('since-app-start');
 const {serve} = require('./serve');
-const deppack = require('deppack');
 const {installDeps} = require('deps-install');
 
 const write = require('./fs_utils/write');
@@ -95,10 +94,7 @@ class BrunchWatcher {
       if (options.onCompile) hooks.onCompile.push({onCompile: options.onCompile});
       this.hooks = mergeHooks(hooks, cfg.hooks);
       this.plugins = pluginArgs.plugins;
-
-      pipeline.setPlugins(pluginArgs.plugins.all);
-      pipeline.setNpmCompilers(cfg.npm.compilers);
-      deppack.setPlugins(pluginArgs.plugins, cfg.npm.compilers);
+      pipeline.setPlugins(pluginArgs.plugins, cfg.npm.compilers);
       await Promise.all(this.hooks.preCompile());
       this.initWatcher(watchedPaths);
       this.initCompilation();