diff --git a/Cakefile b/Cakefile
index a1b78ec2..e33f3d2e 100644
--- a/Cakefile
+++ b/Cakefile
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ task 'build:parser', 'rebuild the Jison parser', ->
   parser: require('grammar').parser
   js: parser.generate()
   parser_path: 'lib/parser.js'
-  fs.open(parser_path, 'w+', 0755).addCallback (fd) ->
-    fs.write(fd, js)
+  fs.writeFile parser_path, js
 
 
 task 'build:ultraviolet', 'build and install the Ultraviolet syntax highlighter', ->
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ task 'build:ultraviolet', 'build and install the Ultraviolet syntax highlighter'
 task 'build:underscore', 'rebuild the Underscore.coffee documentation page', ->
   exec 'uv -s coffeescript -t idle -h examples/underscore.coffee > documentation/underscore.html'
 
+
 task 'test', 'run the CoffeeScript language test suite', ->
   process.mixin require 'assert'
   test_count: 0
diff --git a/lib/command_line.js b/lib/command_line.js
index c3314cf2..6b98ae2e 100644
--- a/lib/command_line.js
+++ b/lib/command_line.js
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@
     filename = path.basename(source, path.extname(source)) + '.js';
     dir = options.output || path.dirname(source);
     js_path = path.join(dir, filename);
-    return fs.open(js_path, 'w+', 0755).addCallback(function(fd) {
-      return fs.write(fd, js);
-    });
+    return fs.writeFile(js_path, js);
   };
   // Pipe compiled JS through JSLint (requires a working 'jsl' command).
   lint = function lint(js) {
diff --git a/src/command_line.coffee b/src/command_line.coffee
index d95cdce3..d5e05e69 100644
--- a/src/command_line.coffee
+++ b/src/command_line.coffee
@@ -99,14 +99,12 @@ watch_scripts: ->
       return if curr.mtime.getTime() is prev.mtime.getTime()
       fs.readFile(source).addCallback (code) -> compile_script(source, code)
 
-
 # Write out a JavaScript source file with the compiled code.
 write_js: (source, js) ->
   filename: path.basename(source, path.extname(source)) + '.js'
   dir:      options.output or path.dirname(source)
   js_path:  path.join dir, filename
-  fs.open(js_path, 'w+', 0755).addCallback (fd) ->
-    fs.write(fd, js)
+  fs.writeFile js_path, js
 
 # Pipe compiled JS through JSLint (requires a working 'jsl' command).
 lint: (js) ->
diff --git a/test/test_assignment.coffee b/test/test_assignment.coffee
index 7fdb6129..e8c1b80c 100644
--- a/test/test_assignment.coffee
+++ b/test/test_assignment.coffee
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ x: if get_x() then 100
 
 ok x is 100, 'can assign a conditional statement'
 
+
 tester: ->
   @example: -> puts 'example function'
   this