diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 675fe9a1e8..69fbf826fc 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ gulp.task('git-changed-examples', ['shred-full'], function(){
 
 
 gulp.task('build-api-docs',  function() {
-  var fs = require('fs-extra');
   if (!fs.existsSync('../angular')) {
     throw new Error('build-api-docs task requires the angular2 repo to be at ' + path.resolve('../angular'));
   }
diff --git a/public/api-builder/angular.io-package/index.js b/public/api-builder/angular.io-package/index.js
index 90ebbda1f5..cdfeb02b12 100644
--- a/public/api-builder/angular.io-package/index.js
+++ b/public/api-builder/angular.io-package/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ module.exports = new Package('angular.io', [basePackage])
 .processor(require('./processors/addJadeDataDocsProcessor'))
 // MIGRATION: added this processor
 .processor(require('./processors/fixOutputPathProcessor'))
-  // overrides base packageInfo and returns the one for the 'angular/angular' repo.
+// MIGRATION: added packageInfo to point to angular/angular repo
+// overrides base packageInfo and returns the one for the 'angular/angular' repo.
 .factory(require('./services/packageInfo'))
 
 // Configure rendering
@@ -22,15 +23,17 @@ module.exports = new Package('angular.io', [basePackage])
       .unshift(path.resolve(__dirname, 'templates'));
 })
 
-.config(function(writeFilesProcessor) {
+.config(function(writeFilesProcessor, readFilesProcessor) {
+  // MIGRATION: HACK - readFileProcessor.basePath set to point to a local repo location
+  // because the docs-package-processor will
+  // have previously set it to point to angular/angular repo.
+  // needed because the writeFilesProcessor uses the readFilesProcessor's basePath.
+  readFilesProcessor.basePath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../docs");
   writeFilesProcessor.outputFolder  = 'js/latest/api';
 })
 
 .config(function(readFilesProcessor, generateNavigationDoc, createOverviewDump) {
   // Clear out unwanted processors
-  // MIGRATION: HACK - added basePath to point to a local repo location because the docs-package-processor will
-  // have previously set it to point to angular/angular repo.
-  readFilesProcessor.basePath = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../docs");
   readFilesProcessor.$enabled = false;
   generateNavigationDoc.$enabled = false;
   createOverviewDump.$enabled = false;
diff --git a/public/api-builder/angular.io-package/services/packageInfo.js b/public/api-builder/angular.io-package/services/packageInfo.js
index 1cd06db3c0..e3e8764687 100644
--- a/public/api-builder/angular.io-package/services/packageInfo.js
+++ b/public/api-builder/angular.io-package/services/packageInfo.js
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ var path = require('canonical-path');
  */
 module.exports = function packageInfo() {
 
-  var topLevelPackageJson= path.join('../angular','package.json');
-  return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(topLevelPackageJson), 'UTF-8');
+  var angularPackageJson= path.join('../angular','package.json');
+  return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(angularPackageJson), 'UTF-8');
 }
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