diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b5551d..f4fae4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var request = require('request-promise');
 
 You may also do :
 
-- `npm.remove('packagename')` - to remove an npm module
+- `npm.uninstall('packagename')` - to remove an npm module (or `npm.remove('packagename')`)
 - `npm.list()` - to list the installed modules
 
 ## Node.js helper functions
diff --git a/pixiedust_node/npm.py b/pixiedust_node/npm.py
index 376ffc6..cb32f05 100644
--- a/pixiedust_node/npm.py
+++ b/pixiedust_node/npm.py
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ def install(self, module):
         self.cmd('install', module)
 
     def remove(self, module):
-        self.cmd('remove', module)
+        self.cmd('uninstall', module)
+
+    def uninstall(self, module):
+        self.cmd('uninstall', module)
 
     def list(self):
         self.cmd('list', None)
diff --git a/pixiedust_node/package.json b/pixiedust_node/package.json
index d2cdb0f..ec4716a 100644
--- a/pixiedust_node/package.json
+++ b/pixiedust_node/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pixiedust_node",
-  "version": "0.1.4",
+  "version": "0.1.5",
   "description": "Run Node.js cells in Jupyter notebooks with Pixiedust",
   "main": "pixiedustNodeRepl.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/pixiedust_node/pixiedustNodeRepl.js b/pixiedust_node/pixiedustNodeRepl.js
index db7e212..31b550d 100644
--- a/pixiedust_node/pixiedustNodeRepl.js
+++ b/pixiedust_node/pixiedustNodeRepl.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const startRepl = function(instream, outstream) {
     console.log();
     console.log("Python helpers:");
     console.log("* npm.install(x) - install npm package x");
-    console.log("* npm.remove(x) - remove npm package x");
+    console.log("* npm.uninstall(x) - remove npm package x");
     console.log("* npm.list() - list installed npm packages");
     console.log("* node.cancel() - cancel Node.js execution");
     console.log("* node.clear() - clear and reset the Node.js engine");
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bf1634b..9a0467f 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(name='pixiedust_node',
-      version='0.1.4',
+      version='0.1.5',
       description='Pixiedust extension for Node.js',
       url='https://github.com/ibm-watson-data-lab/pixiedust_node',
       install_requires=['pixiedust'],