diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/main.ts b/extensions/npm/src/main.ts
index 48b87e23bad..d1331783c55 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/main.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 import * as httpRequest from 'request-light';
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
-
-const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
 import { addJSONProviders } from './features/jsonContributions';
 import { NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider } from './npmView';
@@ -27,7 +24,7 @@ function registerTaskProvider(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): vscode.Disposab
 	if (vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders) {
 		let provider: vscode.TaskProvider = {
 			provideTasks: () => {
-				return provideNpmScripts(localize);
+				return provideNpmScripts();
 			},
 			resolveTask(_task: vscode.Task): vscode.Task | undefined {
 				return undefined;
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ function registerTaskProvider(context: vscode.ExtensionContext): vscode.Disposab
 
 async function registerExplorer(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, provider: vscode.TaskProvider) {
 	if (explorerIsEnabled()) {
-		let treeDataProvider = vscode.window.registerTreeDataProvider('npm', new NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider(context, provider, localize));
+		let treeDataProvider = vscode.window.registerTreeDataProvider('npm', new NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider(context, provider));
 		context.subscriptions.push(treeDataProvider);
 		if (await hasNpmScripts()) {
 			vscode.commands.executeCommand('setContext', 'hasNpmScripts', true);
diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts b/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
index 3bc7e0958e6..58293583ffe 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import {
 } from 'vscode';
 import { visit, JSONVisitor } from 'jsonc-parser';
 import { NpmTaskDefinition, getPackageJsonUriFromTask, getScripts, isWorkspaceFolder, getPackageManager, getTaskName } from './tasks';
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
+
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
 class Folder extends TreeItem {
 	packages: PackageJSON[] = [];
@@ -90,15 +93,13 @@ class NpmScript extends TreeItem {
 export class NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider implements TreeDataProvider<TreeItem> {
 	private taskTree: Folder[] | PackageJSON[] | null = null;
 	private taskProvider: TaskProvider;
-	private localize: any;
 	private extensionContext: ExtensionContext;
 	private _onDidChangeTreeData: EventEmitter<TreeItem | null> = new EventEmitter<TreeItem | null>();
 	readonly onDidChangeTreeData: Event<TreeItem | null> = this._onDidChangeTreeData.event;
 
-	constructor(context: ExtensionContext, taskProvider: TaskProvider, localize: any) {
+	constructor(context: ExtensionContext, taskProvider: TaskProvider) {
 		const subscriptions = context.subscriptions;
 		this.taskProvider = taskProvider;
-		this.localize = localize;
 		this.extensionContext = context;
 		subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.runScript', this.runScript, this));
 		subscriptions.push(commands.registerCommand('npm.debugScript', this.debugScript, this));
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ export class NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider implements TreeDataProvider<TreeItem> {
 	private async runScript(script: NpmScript) {
 		let task = script.task;
 		let uri = getPackageJsonUriFromTask(task);
-		let scripts = await getScripts(uri!, this.localize);
+		let scripts = await getScripts(uri!);
 
 		if (!this.scriptIsValid(scripts, task)) {
 			this.scriptNotValid(task);
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ export class NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider implements TreeDataProvider<TreeItem> {
 	private async debugScript(script: NpmScript) {
 		let task = script.task;
 		let uri = getPackageJsonUriFromTask(task);
-		let scripts = await getScripts(uri!, this.localize);
+		let scripts = await getScripts(uri!);
 
 		if (!this.scriptIsValid(scripts, task)) {
 			this.scriptNotValid(task);
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ export class NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider implements TreeDataProvider<TreeItem> {
 
 		let debugArg = await this.extractDebugArg(scripts, task);
 		if (!debugArg) {
-			let message = this.localize('npm.noDebugOptions', 'Could not launch "{0}" for debugging, the script needs to include the node debug options: "--nolazy --inspect-brk=port", [learn more](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/nodejs-debugging#_launch-configuration-support-for-npm-and-other-tools).', task.name);
+			let message = localize('npm.noDebugOptions', 'Could not launch "{0}" for debugging, the script needs to include the node debug options: "--nolazy --inspect-brk=port", [learn more](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/nodejs/nodejs-debugging#_launch-configuration-support-for-npm-and-other-tools).', task.name);
 			window.showErrorMessage(message);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ export class NpmScriptsTreeDataProvider implements TreeDataProvider<TreeItem> {
 	}
 
 	private scriptNotValid(task: Task) {
-		let message = this.localize('npm.scriptInvalid', 'Could not find the script "{0}". Try to refresh the view.', task.name);
+		let message = localize('npm.scriptInvalid', 'Could not find the script "{0}". Try to refresh the view.', task.name);
 		window.showErrorMessage(message);
 	}
 
diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/tasks.ts b/extensions/npm/src/tasks.ts
index a0403824e49..bde3743692d 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/tasks.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/tasks.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import { TaskDefinition, Task, TaskGroup, WorkspaceFolder, RelativePattern, Shel
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as minimatch from 'minimatch';
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
+
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
 
 export interface NpmTaskDefinition extends TaskDefinition {
 	script: string;
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ export async function hasNpmScripts(): Promise<boolean> {
 	}
 }
 
-export async function provideNpmScripts(localize: any): Promise<Task[]> {
+export async function provideNpmScripts(): Promise<Task[]> {
 	let emptyTasks: Task[] = [];
 	let allTasks: Task[] = [];
 
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ export async function provideNpmScripts(localize: any): Promise<Task[]> {
 				let paths = await workspace.findFiles(relativePattern, '**/node_modules/**');
 				for (let j = 0; j < paths.length; j++) {
 					if (!isExcluded(folder, paths[j])) {
-						let tasks = await provideNpmScriptsForFolder(localize, paths[j]);
+						let tasks = await provideNpmScriptsForFolder(paths[j]);
 						allTasks.push(...tasks);
 					}
 				}
@@ -137,14 +140,14 @@ function isExcluded(folder: WorkspaceFolder, packageJsonUri: Uri) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-async function provideNpmScriptsForFolder(localize: any, packageJsonUri: Uri): Promise<Task[]> {
+async function provideNpmScriptsForFolder(packageJsonUri: Uri): Promise<Task[]> {
 	let emptyTasks: Task[] = [];
 
 	let folder = workspace.getWorkspaceFolder(packageJsonUri);
 	if (!folder) {
 		return emptyTasks;
 	}
-	let scripts = await getScripts(packageJsonUri, localize);
+	let scripts = await getScripts(packageJsonUri);
 	if (!scripts) {
 		return emptyTasks;
 	}
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@ async function readFile(file: string): Promise<string> {
 	});
 }
 
-export async function getScripts(packageJsonUri: Uri, localize: any): Promise<any> {
+export async function getScripts(packageJsonUri: Uri): Promise<any> {
 
 	if (packageJsonUri.scheme !== 'file') {
 		return null;