diff --git a/static/js/portico/help.js b/static/js/portico/help.js
index ccf217aef9..04a93d8c3f 100644
--- a/static/js/portico/help.js
+++ b/static/js/portico/help.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import $ from "jquery";
-import SimpleBar from "simplebar/dist/simplebar";
+import SimpleBar from "simplebar";
 
 import * as common from "../common";
 
diff --git a/static/js/ui.js b/static/js/ui.js
index ed251903e1..204a1adb0d 100644
--- a/static/js/ui.js
+++ b/static/js/ui.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import $ from "jquery";
-import SimpleBar from "simplebar/dist/simplebar";
+import SimpleBar from "simplebar";
 
 import * as blueslip from "./blueslip";
 import * as common from "./common";
diff --git a/tools/webpack.assets.json b/tools/webpack.assets.json
index 686e7ed4f0..013b33fe19 100644
--- a/tools/webpack.assets.json
+++ b/tools/webpack.assets.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "help": [
         "./static/js/bundles/portico",
         "simplebar/dist/simplebar.css",
-        "simplebar/dist/simplebar",
+        "simplebar",
         "./static/js/portico/help",
         "./static/js/portico/tabbed-instructions"
     ],