diff --git a/build/config.js b/build/config.js
index b6a6d10b4..0eeb6c783 100644
--- a/build/config.js
+++ b/build/config.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const childProcess = require('child_process')
 
 const appMetadata = require('../package.json')
+const channel = getChannel()
 
 const repositoryRootPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..')
 const buildOutputPath = path.join(repositoryRootPath, 'out')
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ const intermediateAppPath = path.join(buildOutputPath, 'app')
 const cachePath = path.join(repositoryRootPath, 'cache')
 
 module.exports = {
-  appMetadata, getAppVersion, getChannel,
+  appMetadata, channel,
   repositoryRootPath, buildOutputPath, intermediateAppPath,
   cachePath
 }
diff --git a/build/lib/copy-assets.js b/build/lib/copy-assets.js
index d6aea38a5..b6566fc40 100644
--- a/build/lib/copy-assets.js
+++ b/build/lib/copy-assets.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
   }
 
   fs.copySync(
-    path.join(CONFIG.repositoryRootPath, 'resources', 'app-icons', CONFIG.getChannel(), 'png', '1024.png'),
+    path.join(CONFIG.repositoryRootPath, 'resources', 'app-icons', CONFIG.channel, 'png', '1024.png'),
     path.join(CONFIG.intermediateAppPath, 'resources', 'atom.png')
   )
 }
diff --git a/build/lib/package-application.js b/build/lib/package-application.js
index 07113be72..36879a397 100644
--- a/build/lib/package-application.js
+++ b/build/lib/package-application.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
     'build-version': CONFIG.getAppVersion(),
     'download': {cache: CONFIG.cachePath},
     'dir': CONFIG.intermediateAppPath,
-    'icon': path.join(CONFIG.repositoryRootPath, 'resources', 'app-icons', CONFIG.getChannel(), 'atom.icns'),
+    'icon': path.join(CONFIG.repositoryRootPath, 'resources', 'app-icons', CONFIG.channel, 'atom.icns'),
     'out': CONFIG.buildOutputPath,
     'overwrite': true,
     'platform': process.platform,