diff --git a/bin/npm.ps1 b/bin/npm.ps1
index 399e33360e853..797004fd3dc42 100644
--- a/bin/npm.ps1
+++ b/bin/npm.ps1
@@ -1,35 +1,28 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env pwsh
-$basedir=Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition -Parent
 
-$exe=""
-if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion -lt "6.0" -or $IsWindows) {
-  # Fix case when both the Windows and Linux builds of Node
-  # are installed in the same directory
-  $exe=".exe"
+$NODE_EXE="$PSScriptRoot/node.exe"
+if (-not (Test-Path $NODE_EXE)) {
+  $NODE_EXE="$PSScriptRoot/node"
 }
-$ret=0
-
-$nodeexe = "node$exe"
-$nodebin = $(Get-Command $nodeexe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable F).Source
-if ($nodebin -eq $null) {
-  Write-Host "$nodeexe not found."
-  exit 1
+if (-not (Test-Path $NODE_EXE)) {
+  $NODE_EXE="node"
 }
-$nodedir = $(New-Object -ComObject Scripting.FileSystemObject).GetFile("$nodebin").ParentFolder.Path
 
-$npmprefixjs="$nodedir/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-prefix.js"
-$npmprefix=(& $nodeexe $npmprefixjs)
+$NPM_PREFIX_JS="$PSScriptRoot/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-prefix.js"
+$NPM_PREFIX=(& $NODE_EXE $NPM_PREFIX_JS)
+
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
   Write-Host "Could not determine Node.js install directory"
   exit 1
 }
-$npmprefixclijs="$npmprefix/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js"
+
+$NPM_CLI_JS="$NPM_PREFIX/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-cli.js"
 
 # Support pipeline input
 if ($MyInvocation.ExpectingInput) {
-  $input | & $nodeexe $npmprefixclijs $args
+  $input | & $NODE_EXE $NPM_CLI_JS $args
 } else {
-  & $nodeexe $npmprefixclijs $args
+  & $NODE_EXE $NPM_CLI_JS $args
 }
-$ret=$LASTEXITCODE
-exit $ret
+
+exit $LASTEXITCODE
diff --git a/bin/npx.ps1 b/bin/npx.ps1
index 1d59fc52083d7..01b851a82e8bb 100644
--- a/bin/npx.ps1
+++ b/bin/npx.ps1
@@ -1,35 +1,28 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env pwsh
-$basedir=Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition -Parent
 
-$exe=""
-if ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion -lt "6.0" -or $IsWindows) {
-  # Fix case when both the Windows and Linux builds of Node
-  # are installed in the same directory
-  $exe=".exe"
+$NODE_EXE="$PSScriptRoot/node.exe"
+if (-not (Test-Path $NODE_EXE)) {
+  $NODE_EXE="$PSScriptRoot/node"
 }
-$ret=0
-
-$nodeexe = "node$exe"
-$nodebin = $(Get-Command $nodeexe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable F).Source
-if ($nodebin -eq $null) {
-  Write-Host "$nodeexe not found."
-  exit 1
+if (-not (Test-Path $NODE_EXE)) {
+  $NODE_EXE="node"
 }
-$nodedir = $(New-Object -ComObject Scripting.FileSystemObject).GetFile("$nodebin").ParentFolder.Path
 
-$npmprefixjs="$nodedir/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-prefix.js"
-$npmprefix=(& $nodeexe $npmprefixjs)
+$NPM_PREFIX_JS="$PSScriptRoot/node_modules/npm/bin/npm-prefix.js"
+$NPM_PREFIX=(& $NODE_EXE $NPM_PREFIX_JS)
+
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
   Write-Host "Could not determine Node.js install directory"
   exit 1
 }
-$npmprefixclijs="$npmprefix/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js"
+
+$NPX_CLI_JS="$NPM_PREFIX/node_modules/npm/bin/npx-cli.js"
 
 # Support pipeline input
 if ($MyInvocation.ExpectingInput) {
-  $input | & $nodeexe $npmprefixclijs $args
+  $input | & $NODE_EXE $NPX_CLI_JS $args
 } else {
-  & $nodeexe $npmprefixclijs $args
+  & $NODE_EXE $NPX_CLI_JS $args
 }
-$ret=$LASTEXITCODE
-exit $ret
+
+exit $LASTEXITCODE