diff --git a/build/tasks/compile-packages-slug-task.coffee b/build/tasks/compile-packages-slug-task.coffee
index 59d336864..0ac0bc5b3 100644
--- a/build/tasks/compile-packages-slug-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/compile-packages-slug-task.coffee
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
     metadata = grunt.file.readJSON(path.join(appDir, 'package.json'))
     metadata._atomPackages = packages
 
-    grunt.file.write(path.join(appDir, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify(metadata, null, 2))
+    grunt.file.write(path.join(appDir, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify(metadata))
diff --git a/build/tasks/generate-module-cache-task.coffee b/build/tasks/generate-module-cache-task.coffee
index 92cbcaec8..d21f53336 100644
--- a/build/tasks/generate-module-cache-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/generate-module-cache-task.coffee
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
         'react-atom-fork': metadata.dependencies['react-atom-fork']
       }
 
-    grunt.file.write(path.join(appDir, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify(metadata, null, 2))
+    grunt.file.write(path.join(appDir, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify(metadata))
diff --git a/build/tasks/set-version-task.coffee b/build/tasks/set-version-task.coffee
index 1f34230cf..6f7a68c61 100644
--- a/build/tasks/set-version-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/set-version-task.coffee
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
       packageJsonPath = path.join(appDir, 'package.json')
       packageJson = require(packageJsonPath)
       packageJson.version = version
-      packageJsonString = JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2)
+      packageJsonString = JSON.stringify(packageJson)
       fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, packageJsonString)
 
       if process.platform is 'darwin'