--- a/src/gwt/build.xml
+++ b/src/gwt/build.xml
@@ -84,23 +84,7 @@
    </target>

    <!-- panmirror typescript library -->
-   <!-- ensure version matches RSTUDIO_NODE_VERSION -->
-   <property name="node.version" value="14.17.5"/>
-   <property name="node.dir" value="../../dependencies/common/node/${node.version}"/>
-   <condition property="node.bin" value="../../../${node.dir}/bin/node">
-     <not>
-        <os family="windows" />
-     </not>
-   </condition>
-   <condition property="node.bin" value="${node.dir}/node.exe">
-     <os family="windows" />
-   </condition>
-
-   <!-- use node from /opt/rstudio-tools if installed (typical for Docker) -->
-   <available
-      property="node.bin"
-      value="/opt/rstudio-tools/dependencies/common/node/${node.version}/bin/node"
-      file="/opt/rstudio-tools/dependencies/common/node/${node.version}/bin/node"/>
+   <property name="node.bin" value="@node@/bin/node"/>

    <property name="panmirror.dir" value="./panmirror/src/editor"/>
    <property name="panmirror.build.dir" value="./www/js/panmirror"/>