diff --git a/packages/twitter-oauth/package.js b/packages/twitter-oauth/package.js
index 3f5cde5730..34e0d8bff8 100644
--- a/packages/twitter-oauth/package.js
+++ b/packages/twitter-oauth/package.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Package.onUse(function(api) {
   api.use('oauth1', ['client', 'server']);
   api.use('oauth', ['client', 'server']);
   api.use('random', 'client');
-  api.use('underscore', 'server');
   api.use('service-configuration', ['client', 'server']);
 
   api.addFiles('twitter_common.js', ['server', 'client']);
diff --git a/packages/twitter-oauth/twitter_server.js b/packages/twitter-oauth/twitter_server.js
index d597f0db1e..6a973ac57d 100644
--- a/packages/twitter-oauth/twitter_server.js
+++ b/packages/twitter-oauth/twitter_server.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ OAuth.registerService('twitter', 1, urls, function(oauthBinding) {
   };
 
   // include helpful fields from twitter
-  var fields = _.pick(identity, Twitter.whitelistedFields);
-  _.extend(serviceData, fields);
+  const { identity: fields } = Twitter.whitelistedFields;
+  Object.assign(serviceData, fields);
 
   return {
     serviceData: serviceData,