diff --git a/autotest-js.sh b/autotest-js.sh
index 2d8552811cfaafcc8a51d457f86386aeb48648d4..475a61df59e21c49f05dcc03ce7c3a290c603bd2 100755
--- a/autotest-js.sh
+++ b/autotest-js.sh
@@ -22,19 +22,7 @@ fi
 # update/install test packages
 mkdir -p "$PREFIX" && $NPM install --link --prefix "$PREFIX" || exit 3
 
-KARMA="$(which karma 2>/dev/null)"
-
-# If not installed globally, try local version
-if test -z "$KARMA"
-then
-	KARMA="$PREFIX/node_modules/karma/bin/karma"
-fi
-
-if test -z "$KARMA"
-then
-	echo 'Karma module executable not found' >&2
-	exit 2
-fi
+KARMA="$PREFIX/node_modules/karma/bin/karma"
 
 NODE_PATH='build/node_modules' KARMA_TESTSUITE="$1" $KARMA start tests/karma.config.js --single-run