diff --git a/exports/atom.coffee b/exports/atom.coffee
index ebc439db6..2c0bac831 100644
--- a/exports/atom.coffee
+++ b/exports/atom.coffee
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ _ = require 'underscore-plus'
 
 module.exports =
   _: _
-  apm: require 'atom-package-manager'
   BufferedNodeProcess: require '../src/buffered-node-process'
   BufferedProcess: require '../src/buffered-process'
   Directory: require '../src/directory'
diff --git a/src/package-manager.coffee b/src/package-manager.coffee
index a94153aa9..65987ab80 100644
--- a/src/package-manager.coffee
+++ b/src/package-manager.coffee
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ class PackageManager
     @packageActivators = []
     @registerPackageActivator(this, ['atom', 'textmate'])
 
+  # Public: Get the path to the apm command
+  getApmPath: ->
+    @apmPath ?= require.resolve('atom-package-manager/bin/apm')
+
   getPackageState: (name) ->
     @packageStates[name]