diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47c9aceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "presets": ["es2015", "react"],
+  "plugins": ["transform-object-rest-spread"]
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 656199be..6290477a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,15 +54,6 @@
     "request": "^2.79.0",
     "url": "^0.11.0"
   },
-  "babel": {
-    "presets": [
-      "es2015",
-      "react"
-    ],
-    "plugins": [
-      "transform-object-rest-spread"
-    ]
-  },
   "jshintConfig": {
     "esversion": 6
   },