diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 63fb4bcb2..221546047 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
-	homedir "github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
@@ -240,14 +239,13 @@ func initConfig() {
 		viper.SetConfigFile(cfgFile)
 	} else {
 		// Find home directory.
-		home, err := homedir.Dir()
+		home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 		cobra.CheckErr(err)
 
 		// Search config in home directory with name ".cobra" (without extension).
 		viper.AddConfigPath(home)
 		viper.SetConfigName(".cobra")
 	}
-
 	viper.AutomaticEnv()
 
 	if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err == nil {
diff --git a/cobra/cmd/root.go b/cobra/cmd/root.go
index f27ae7e6c..aafbde207 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/root.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
-	homedir "github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 		viper.SetConfigFile(cfgFile)
 	} else {
 		// Find home directory.
-		home, err := homedir.Dir()
+		home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 		cobra.CheckErr(err)
 
 		// Search config in home directory with name ".cobra" (without extension).
diff --git a/cobra/cmd/testdata/root.go.golden b/cobra/cmd/testdata/root.go.golden
index dba491123..7df19f990 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/testdata/root.go.golden
+++ b/cobra/cmd/testdata/root.go.golden
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	homedir "github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 		viper.SetConfigFile(cfgFile)
 	} else {
 		// Find home directory.
-		home, err := homedir.Dir()
+		home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 		cobra.CheckErr(err)
 
 		// Search config in home directory with name ".testproject" (without extension).
diff --git a/cobra/tpl/main.go b/cobra/tpl/main.go
index 0b9c6610e..7d60fdd37 100644
--- a/cobra/tpl/main.go
+++ b/cobra/tpl/main.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 {{ if .Viper }}
-	homedir "github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"{{ end }}
 )
 
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 		viper.SetConfigFile(cfgFile)
 	} else {
 		// Find home directory.
-		home, err := homedir.Dir()
+		home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 		cobra.CheckErr(err)
 
 		// Search config in home directory with name ".{{ .AppName }}" (without extension).