diff --git a/spec/muc.js b/spec/muc.js
index fcd95fa3a..02ae01dbf 100644
--- a/spec/muc.js
+++ b/spec/muc.js
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@
                 expect(hint.textContent).toBe('Felix Amsel');
 
                 evt = new Event('mousedown', {'bubbles': true});
-                evt.button = 0; // For some reason awesomplete wants this
+                evt.button = 0;
                 hint.dispatchEvent(evt);
                 expect(window.prompt).toHaveBeenCalled();
                 expect(view.model.directInvite).toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/tests/runner.js b/tests/runner.js
index d9211b667..f574dde56 100644
--- a/tests/runner.js
+++ b/tests/runner.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ var config = {
         'backbone.orderedlistview': { deps: ['backbone.nativeview'] },
         'backbone.overview':        { deps: ['backbone.nativeview'] },
         'backbone.vdomview':        { deps: ['backbone.nativeview'] },
-        'awesomplete':              { exports: 'Awesomplete'},
         'emojione':                 { exports: 'emojione'},
         'xss':  {
             'init': function (xss_noconflict) {
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index c96fcca30..bf7486431 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ const config = {
             test: path.resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/backbone.vdomview/backbone.vdomview"),
             use: 'imports-loader?backbone.nativeview'
         },
-        {
-            test: path.resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/awesomplete-avoid-xss/awesomplete"),
-            use: "exports-loader?Awesomplete"
-        },
         {
             test: path.resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/xss/dist/xss"),
             use: "exports-loader?filterXSS,filterCSS"
@@ -91,7 +87,6 @@ const config = {
         alias: {
             "IPv6":                     path.resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/urijs/src/IPv6"),
             "SecondLevelDomains":       path.resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/urijs/src/SecondLevelDomains"),
-            "awesomplete":              path.resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/awesomplete-avoid-xss/awesomplete"),
             "formdata-polyfill":        path.resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/formdata-polyfill/FormData"),
             "jquery":                   path.resolve(__dirname, "src/jquery-stub"),
             "punycode":                 path.resolve(__dirname, "node_modules/urijs/src/punycode"),
@@ -138,7 +133,6 @@ function parameterize () {
         extend(config, {
             entry: path.resolve(__dirname, 'src/converse.js'),
             externals: [{
-                "awesomplete": "awesomplete",
                 "backbone.browserStorage": "backbone.browserStorage",
                 "backbone.overview": "backbone.overview",
                 "es6-promise": "es6-promise",