diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b4557a88..2360716d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -8,16 +8,6 @@ const semver = require('semver');
 
 let count = 0;
 
-function addBaseDir(Plugin) {
-  let type = typeof Plugin;
-
-  if (type === 'function' && !Plugin.baseDir) {
-    Plugin.baseDir = () => __dirname;
-  } else if (type === 'object' && Plugin !== null && Plugin.default) {
-    addBaseDir(Plugin.default);
-  }
-}
-
 module.exports = {
   name: 'ember-cli-babel',
   configKey: 'ember-cli-babel',
@@ -225,10 +215,13 @@ module.exports = {
       this._getDebugMacroPlugins(config),
       this._getEmberModulesAPIPolyfill(config),
       shouldCompileModules && this._getModulesPlugin(),
-      shouldRunPresetEnv && this._getPresetEnvPlugins(addonProvidedConfig),
       userPostTransformPlugins
     ).filter(Boolean);
 
+    options.presets = [
+      shouldRunPresetEnv && this._getPresetEnvPlugins(addonProvidedConfig),
+    ]
+
     if (shouldCompileModules) {
       options.moduleIds = true;
       options.resolveModuleSource = require('amd-name-resolver').moduleResolve;
@@ -245,7 +238,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
     if (addonOptions.disableDebugTooling) { return; }
 
-    const DebugMacros = require('babel-plugin-debug-macros').default;
     const isProduction = process.env.EMBER_ENV === 'production';
 
     let options = {
@@ -264,7 +256,7 @@ module.exports = {
       }
     };
 
-    return [[DebugMacros, options]];
+    return [[require.resolve('babel-plugin-debug-macros'), options]];
   },
 
   _getEmberModulesAPIPolyfill(config) {
@@ -273,10 +265,9 @@ module.exports = {
     if (addonOptions.disableEmberModulesAPIPolyfill) { return; }
 
     if (this._emberVersionRequiresModulesAPIPolyfill()) {
-      const ModulesAPIPolyfill = require('babel-plugin-ember-modules-api-polyfill');
       const blacklist = this._getEmberModulesAPIBlacklist();
 
-      return [[ModulesAPIPolyfill, { blacklist }]];
+      return [[require.resolve('babel-plugin-ember-modules-api-polyfill'), { blacklist }]];
     }
   },
 
@@ -289,20 +280,12 @@ module.exports = {
       targets
     });
 
-    let presetEnvPlugins = this._presetEnv(null, presetOptions).plugins;
-
-    presetEnvPlugins.forEach(function(pluginArray) {
-      let Plugin = pluginArray[0];
-      addBaseDir(Plugin);
-    });
-
+    let presetEnvPlugins = this._presetEnv(presetOptions);
     return presetEnvPlugins;
   },
 
-  _presetEnv() {
-    const presetEnv = require('babel-preset-env').default;
-
-    return presetEnv.apply(null, arguments);
+  _presetEnv(presetOptions) {
+    return [require.resolve('babel-preset-env'), presetOptions];
   },
 
   _getTargets() {
@@ -317,12 +300,8 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   _getModulesPlugin() {
-    const ModulesTransform = require('babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-amd');
-
-    addBaseDir(ModulesTransform);
-
     return [
-      [ModulesTransform, { noInterop: true }],
+      [require.resolve('babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-amd'), { noInterop: true }]
     ];
   },
 
diff --git a/node-tests/addon-test.js b/node-tests/addon-test.js
index 9914ffec..d6c456a9 100644
--- a/node-tests/addon-test.js
+++ b/node-tests/addon-test.js
@@ -859,9 +859,9 @@ describe('ember-cli-babel', function() {
       };
 
       let invokingOptions;
-      this.addon._presetEnv = function(context, options) {
+      this.addon._presetEnv = function(options) {
         invokingOptions = options;
-        return { plugins: [] };
+        return [];
       };
 
       this.addon.buildBabelOptions();
@@ -878,9 +878,9 @@ describe('ember-cli-babel', function() {
       };
 
       let invokingOptions;
-      this.addon._presetEnv = function(context, options) {
+      this.addon._presetEnv = function(options) {
         invokingOptions = options;
-        return { plugins: [] };
+        return [];
       };
 
       this.addon.buildBabelOptions();
@@ -893,18 +893,38 @@ describe('ember-cli-babel', function() {
         browsers: ['ie 9']
       };
 
-      let plugins = this.addon.buildBabelOptions().plugins;
+      let invokingOptions;
+      let presetEnvOrig = this.addon._presetEnv;
+      this.addon._presetEnv = function(options) {
+        invokingOptions = options;
+        return presetEnvOrig(options);
+      };
+      this.addon.buildBabelOptions();
+      this.addon._presetEnv = presetEnvOrig;
+
+      const presetEnv = require('babel-preset-env').default;
+      let plugins = presetEnv(null, invokingOptions).plugins;
       let found = includesPlugin(plugins, 'babel-plugin-transform-es2015-classes');
 
       expect(found).to.be.true;
     });
 
-    it('returns false when targets do not require plugin', function() {
+    it('does not include class transform when targets do not require plugin', function() {
       this.addon.project.targets = {
         browsers: ['last 2 chrome versions']
       };
 
-      let plugins = this.addon.buildBabelOptions().plugins;
+      let invokingOptions;
+      let presetEnvOrig = this.addon._presetEnv;
+      this.addon._presetEnv = function(options) {
+        invokingOptions = options;
+        return presetEnvOrig(options);
+      };
+      this.addon.buildBabelOptions();
+      this.addon._presetEnv = presetEnvOrig;
+
+      const presetEnv = require('babel-preset-env').default;
+      let plugins = presetEnv(null, invokingOptions).plugins;
       let found = includesPlugin(plugins, 'babel-plugin-transform-es2015-classes');
 
       expect(found).to.be.false;