diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 6c46951..3bd8166 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -4,10 +4,5 @@
 test --test_output=errors
 test --test_verbose_timeout_warnings
 
-# remove these when we upgrade nodejs rules
-build --incompatible_disallow_data_transition=false
-test --incompatible_disallow_data_transition=false
-query --incompatible_disallow_data_transition=false
-
 #build --disk_cache=~/bazel-cache
 #build --remote_http_cache=http://10.1.10.224:80/cache
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 6d49746..0fe619d 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -85,13 +85,9 @@
 git_repository(
     name = "build_bazel_rules_nodejs",
     remote = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_nodejs.git",
-    tag = "0.11.5",  # check for the latest tag when you install
+    tag = "0.26.0",  # check for the latest tag when you install
 )
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:package.bzl", "rules_nodejs_dependencies")
-
-rules_nodejs_dependencies()
-
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories")
 
 node_repositories(
diff --git a/apps/faultmanagement/fm-gui2-lib/BUILD b/apps/faultmanagement/fm-gui2-lib/BUILD
index ec403ef..56e4888 100644
--- a/apps/faultmanagement/fm-gui2-lib/BUILD
+++ b/apps/faultmanagement/fm-gui2-lib/BUILD
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
     srcs = [
         "@nodejs//:bin/npm",
         "@nodejs//:bin/node",
-        "@nodejs//:bin/node.js",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/node",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/npm",
         "//web/gui2-fw-lib:onos-gui2-fw-npm-install",
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@
     srcs = [
         "@nodejs//:bin/npm",
         "@nodejs//:bin/node",
-        "@nodejs//:bin/node.js",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/node",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/npm",
         "//web/gui2-fw-lib:onos-gui2-fw-npm-install",
diff --git a/web/gui/BUILD b/web/gui/BUILD
index b142c57..ab4d983 100644
--- a/web/gui/BUILD
+++ b/web/gui/BUILD
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
     srcs = [
         "@nodejs//:bin/npm",
         "@nodejs//:bin/node",
-        "@nodejs//:bin/node.js",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/node",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/npm",
         "//tools/gui:tools-gui-gulp",
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@
     srcs = [
         "@nodejs//:bin/npm",
         "@nodejs//:bin/node",
-        "@nodejs//:bin/node.js",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/node",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/npm",
         ":_onos-gui-npm-install",
diff --git a/web/gui2-fw-lib/BUILD b/web/gui2-fw-lib/BUILD
index b47749b..a3e2b2c 100644
--- a/web/gui2-fw-lib/BUILD
+++ b/web/gui2-fw-lib/BUILD
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@
     srcs = [
         "@nodejs//:bin/npm",
         "@nodejs//:bin/node",
-        "@nodejs//:bin/node.js",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/node",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/npm",
         ":_root_level_files",
@@ -205,7 +204,6 @@
     srcs = [
         "@nodejs//:bin/npm",
         "@nodejs//:bin/node",
-        "@nodejs//:bin/node.js",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/node",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/npm",
         ":onos-gui2-fw-npm-install",
@@ -254,7 +252,6 @@
     srcs = [
         "@nodejs//:bin/npm",
         "@nodejs//:bin/node",
-        "@nodejs//:bin/node.js",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/node",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/npm",
         ":onos-gui2-fw-npm-install",
diff --git a/web/gui2/BUILD b/web/gui2/BUILD
index bd0b330..2e62895 100644
--- a/web/gui2/BUILD
+++ b/web/gui2/BUILD
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
     srcs = [
         "@nodejs//:bin/npm",
         "@nodejs//:bin/node",
-        "@nodejs//:bin/node.js",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/node",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/npm",
         "//web/gui2-fw-lib:onos-gui2-fw-npm-install",
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@
     srcs = [
         "@nodejs//:bin/npm",
         "@nodejs//:bin/node",
-        "@nodejs//:bin/node.js",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/node",
         "@nodejs//:bin/nodejs/bin/npm",
         "//web/gui2-fw-lib:onos-gui2-fw-npm-install",