diff --git a/lib/install.js b/lib/install.js
index deece78212fff..e80adc9e3a58c 100644
--- a/lib/install.js
+++ b/lib/install.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ var unlock = locker.unlock
 var parseJSON = require('./utils/parse-json.js')
 var output = require('./utils/output.js')
 var saveMetrics = require('./utils/metrics.js').save
+var validSupportURL = require('./utils/valid-support-url')
 
 // install specific libraries
 var copyTree = require('./install/copy-tree.js')
@@ -811,7 +812,9 @@ Installer.prototype.printInstalledForHuman = function (diffs, auditResult) {
     var mutation = action[0]
     var pkg = action[1]
     if (pkg.failed) return
-    if (mutation !== 'remove' && pkg.package.support) {
+    if (
+      mutation !== 'remove' && validSupportURL(pkg.package.support)
+    ) {
       haveSupportable = true
     }
     if (mutation === 'remove') {
diff --git a/lib/support.js b/lib/support.js
index 418d37fab5ffb..5813df93ff2a6 100644
--- a/lib/support.js
+++ b/lib/support.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 'use strict'
 
-var npm = require('./npm.js')
-var output = require('./utils/output.js')
-var readPackageTree = require('read-package-tree')
-var runParallelLimit = require('run-parallel-limit')
-var simpleGet = require('simple-get')
-var semver = require('semver')
-var hasANSI = require('has-ansi')
+const npm = require('./npm.js')
+const output = require('./utils/output.js')
+const path = require('path')
+const readPackageTree = require('read-package-tree')
+const semver = require('semver')
+const validSupportURL = require('./utils/valid-support-url')
 
 module.exports = support
 
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ support.usage = usage(
 
 support.completion = function (opts, cb) {
   const argv = opts.conf.argv.remain
-
   switch (argv[2]) {
     case 'support':
       return cb(null, [])
@@ -27,206 +25,64 @@ support.completion = function (opts, cb) {
   }
 }
 
+// Compare lib/ls.js.
 function support (args, silent, cb) {
-  readPackageTree(npm.dir, function (error, tree) {
-    if (error) return cb(error)
-    var supportablePackages = Array.from(findSupportablePackages(tree))
-    downloadSupportData(supportablePackages, function (error, data) {
-      if (error) return cb(error)
-
-      if (typeof cb !== 'function') {
-        cb = silent
-        silent = false
-      }
-      if (silent) return cb(null, data)
-
-      var out
-      var json = npm.config.get('json')
-      if (json) {
-        out = JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)
-      } else {
-        out = data
-          .sort(function (a, b) {
-            var comparison = a.name.localeCompare(b.name)
-            return comparison === 0
-              ? semver.compare(a.version, b.version)
-              : comparison
-          })
-          .map(displaySupportData)
-          .join('\n\n')
-      }
-      output(out)
-      if (error) process.exitCode = 1
-      cb(error, data)
-    })
+  if (typeof cb !== 'function') {
+    cb = silent
+    silent = false
+  }
+  const dir = path.resolve(npm.dir, '..')
+  readPackageTree(dir, function (err, tree) {
+    if (err) {
+      process.exitCode = 1
+      return cb(err)
+    }
+    const data = findPackages(tree)
+    if (silent) return cb(null, data)
+    var out
+    if (npm.config.get('json')) {
+      out = JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)
+    } else {
+      out = data.map(displayPackage).join('\n\n')
+    }
+    output(out)
+    cb(err, data)
   })
 }
 
-function findSupportablePackages (root) {
-  var set = new Set()
+function findPackages (root) {
+  const set = new Set()
   iterate(root)
-  return set
+  return Array.from(set).sort(function (a, b) {
+    const comparison = a.name
+      .toLowerCase()
+      .localeCompare(b.name.toLowerCase())
+    return comparison === 0
+      ? semver.compare(a.version, b.version)
+      : comparison
+  })
 
   function iterate (node) {
     node.children.forEach(recurse)
   }
 
   function recurse (node) {
-    var metadata = node.package
-    if (metadata.support) {
+    const metadata = node.package
+    const support = metadata.support
+    if (support && validSupportURL(support)) {
       set.add({
         name: metadata.name,
         version: metadata.version,
+        path: node.path,
         homepage: metadata.homepage,
         repository: metadata.repository,
-        support: metadata.support,
-        parent: node.parent,
-        path: node.path
+        support: metadata.support
       })
     }
     if (node.children) iterate(node)
   }
 }
 
-function downloadSupportData (supportablePackages, cb) {
-  var cache = new Map()
-  var headers = { 'user-agent': npm.config.get('user-agent') }
-  runParallelLimit(supportablePackages.map(function (entry) {
-    return function task (done) {
-      var url = entry.support
-      get(url, function (error, response, projectData) {
-        if (error) {
-          return done(null, {
-            url: url,
-            error: 'could not download data'
-          })
-        }
-        if (typeof projectData !== 'object' || Array.isArray(projectData)) {
-          return done(null, {
-            url: url,
-            error: 'not an object'
-          })
-        }
-        var contributors = projectData.contributors
-        if (!Array.isArray(contributors)) {
-          return done(null, projectData)
-        }
-        runParallelLimit(contributors.map(function (contributor) {
-          return function (done) {
-            if (
-              typeof contributor !== 'object' ||
-              typeof contributor.url !== 'string'
-            ) {
-              return setImmediate(function () {
-                done(null, contributor)
-              })
-            }
-            get(contributor.url, function (error, response, contributorData) {
-              if (error) {
-                return done(null, {
-                  url: contributor.url,
-                  error: error
-                })
-              }
-              contributorData.url = contributor.url
-              var result = {
-                name: contributorData.name,
-                type: contributorData.type,
-                url: contributor.url
-              }
-              if (looksLikeURL(contributorData.homepage)) {
-                result.homepage = contributorData.homepage
-              }
-              if (
-                Array.isArray(contributorData.links) &&
-                contributorData.links.every(function (element) {
-                  return looksLikeURL(element)
-                })
-              ) {
-                result.links = contributorData.links
-              }
-              done(null, result)
-            })
-          }
-        }), 5, function (error, resolvedContributors) {
-          if (error) return done(error)
-          done(null, {
-            name: entry.name,
-            version: entry.version,
-            url: entry.support,
-            homepage: entry.homepage,
-            contributors: resolvedContributors
-          })
-        })
-      })
-    }
-  }), 5, cb)
-
-  function get (url, cb) {
-    var cached = cache.get(url)
-    if (cached) {
-      return setImmediate(function () {
-        cb(null, { cached: true }, cached)
-      })
-    }
-    simpleGet.concat({
-      url: url,
-      json: true,
-      headers: headers
-    }, function (err, response, data) {
-      if (err) return cb(err)
-      cache.set(url, data)
-      cb(null, response, data)
-    })
-  }
-}
-
-function displaySupportData (entry) {
-  var returned = [entry.name + '@' + entry.version]
-  if (looksLikeURL(entry.homepage)) {
-    returned[0] += ' (' + entry.homepage + ')'
-  }
-  if (Array.isArray(entry.contributors)) {
-    entry.contributors.forEach(function (contributor) {
-      var name = contributor.name
-      if (looksLikeSafeString(name)) {
-        var item = ['- ' + name]
-        var email = contributor.email
-        if (looksLikeSafeString(email)) {
-          item[0] += ' <' + email + '>'
-        }
-        var homepage = contributor.homepage
-        if (looksLikeURL(homepage)) {
-          item[0] += ' (' + homepage + ')'
-        }
-        var links = contributor.links
-        if (Array.isArray(links)) {
-          links.forEach(function (link) {
-            if (looksLikeURL(link)) item.push('  ' + link)
-          })
-        }
-        returned.push(item.join('\n'))
-      }
-    })
-  }
-  return returned.join('\n')
-}
-
-function looksLikeSafeString (argument) {
-  return (
-    typeof argument === 'string' &&
-    argument.length > 0 &&
-    argument.length < 80 &&
-    !hasANSI(argument)
-  )
-}
-
-function looksLikeURL (argument) {
-  return (
-    looksLikeSafeString(argument) &&
-    (
-      argument.indexOf('https://') === 0 ||
-      argument.indexOf('http://') === 0
-    )
-  )
+function displayPackage (entry) {
+  return entry.name + '@' + entry.version + ': ' + entry.support
 }
diff --git a/lib/utils/valid-support-url.js b/lib/utils/valid-support-url.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d575dcdf03b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/valid-support-url.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const URL = require('url').URL
+
+// Is the value of a `support` property of a `package.json` object
+// a valid URL for `npm support` to display?
+module.exports = function (argument) {
+  if (typeof argument !== 'string' || argument.length === 0) {
+    return false
+  }
+  try {
+    var parsed = new URL(argument)
+  } catch (error) {
+    return false
+  }
+  if (
+    parsed.protocol !== 'https:' &&
+    parsed.protocol !== 'http:'
+  ) return false
+  return parsed.host
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index afdf2089319f6..58daf760c4245 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1182,14 +1182,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/decode-uri-component/-/decode-uri-component-0.2.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-6zkTMzRYd1y4TNGh+uBiEGu4dUU="
     },
-    "decompress-response": {
-      "version": "3.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/decompress-response/-/decompress-response-3.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-gKTdMjdIOEv6JICDYirt7Jgq3/M=",
-      "requires": {
-        "mimic-response": "^1.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "deep-equal": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-equal/-/deep-equal-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2434,21 +2426,6 @@
         "function-bind": "^1.1.1"
       }
     },
-    "has-ansi": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-ansi/-/has-ansi-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-Ngd+8dFfMzSEqn+neihgbxxlWzc=",
-      "requires": {
-        "ansi-regex": "^3.0.0"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "ansi-regex": {
-          "version": "3.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-regex/-/ansi-regex-3.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-7QMXwyIGT3lGbAKWa922Bas32Zg="
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "has-flag": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -3558,11 +3535,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mimic-fn/-/mimic-fn-1.2.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-jf84uxzwiuiIVKiOLpfYk7N46TSy8ubTonmneY9vrpHNAnp0QBt2BxWV9dO3/j+BoVAb+a5G6YDPW3M5HOdMWQ=="
     },
-    "mimic-response": {
-      "version": "1.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mimic-response/-/mimic-response-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-j5EctnkH7amfV/q5Hgmoal1g2QHFJRraOtmx0JpIqkxhBhI/lJSl1nMpQ45hVarwNETOoWEimndZ4QK0RHxuxQ=="
-    },
     "minimatch": {
       "version": "3.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
@@ -5073,11 +5045,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-DEqnSRTDw/Tc3FXf49zedI638Z9onwUotBMiUFKmrO2sdFKIbXamXGQ3Axd4qgphxKB4kw/qP1w5kTxnfU1B9Q==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "run-parallel-limit": {
-      "version": "1.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/run-parallel-limit/-/run-parallel-limit-1.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-NsY+oDngvrvMxKB3G8ijBzIema6aYbQMD2bHOamvN52BysbIGTnEY2xsNyfrcr9GhY995/t/0nQN3R3oZvaDlg=="
-    },
     "run-queue": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/run-queue/-/run-queue-1.0.3.tgz",
@@ -5165,17 +5132,8 @@
     "simple-concat": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-concat/-/simple-concat-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-c0TLuLbib7J9ZrL8hvn21Zl1IcY="
-    },
-    "simple-get": {
-      "version": "3.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/simple-get/-/simple-get-3.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Wvre/Jq5vgoz31Z9stYWPLn0PqRqmBDpFSdypAnHu5AvRVCYPRYGnvryNLiXu8GOBNDH82J2FRHUGMjjHUpXFw==",
-      "requires": {
-        "decompress-response": "^3.3.0",
-        "once": "^1.3.1",
-        "simple-concat": "^1.0.0"
-      }
+      "integrity": "sha1-c0TLuLbib7J9ZrL8hvn21Zl1IcY=",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "slash": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1a61ccb539100..9b64923c418bd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
     "gentle-fs": "^2.2.1",
     "glob": "^7.1.4",
     "graceful-fs": "^4.2.2",
-    "has-ansi": "^3.0.0",
     "has-unicode": "~2.0.1",
     "hosted-git-info": "^2.8.2",
     "iferr": "^1.0.2",
@@ -127,11 +126,9 @@
     "request": "^2.88.0",
     "retry": "^0.12.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.6.3",
-    "run-parallel-limit": "^1.0.5",
     "safe-buffer": "^5.1.2",
     "semver": "^5.7.1",
     "sha": "^3.0.0",
-    "simple-get": "^3.0.3",
     "slide": "~1.1.6",
     "sorted-object": "~2.0.1",
     "sorted-union-stream": "~2.1.3",
diff --git a/test/tap/support.js b/test/tap/support.js
index 8fbf2b131a5d1..93d4887423a13 100644
--- a/test/tap/support.js
+++ b/test/tap/support.js
@@ -1,98 +1,77 @@
 'use strict'
 var test = require('tap').test
-var http = require('http')
 var Tacks = require('tacks')
+var path = require('path')
 var Dir = Tacks.Dir
 var File = Tacks.File
 var common = require('../common-tap.js')
 
-var server
-var PORT = 8989
-
-var CONTRIBUTOR = 'Test Contributor'
-var EMAIL = 'contributor@example.com'
-var HOMEPAGE = 'http://example.com/contributor'
-var CONTRIBUTOR_LINK = 'http://example.com/donate'
-
-var testdir = common.pkg
+var fixturepath = common.pkg
 var fixture = new Tacks(Dir({
-  node_modules: Dir({
-    'package.json': File({
-      name: 'a',
-      version: '0.0.0',
-      dependencies: { 'has-support': '7.7.7' }
-    }),
-    'node_modules': Dir({
-      b: Dir({
-        'package.json': File({
-          name: 'has-support',
-          homepage: 'http://example.com/project',
-          version: '7.7.7',
-          support: 'http://localhost:' + PORT + '/project.json'
-        })
+  'package.json': File({
+    name: 'a',
+    version: '0.0.0',
+    dependencies: { 'hassupport': '7.7.7' }
+  }),
+  'node_modules': Dir({
+    hassupport: Dir({
+      'package.json': File({
+        name: 'hassupport',
+        version: '7.7.7',
+        homepage: 'http://example.com/project',
+        support: 'http://example.com/project/donate'
       })
     })
   })
 }))
 
 test('setup', function (t) {
-  fixture.remove(testdir)
-  fixture.create(testdir)
-  server = http.createServer()
-    .on('request', function (request, response) {
-      if (request.url === '/project.json') {
-        response.end(JSON.stringify({
-          contributors: [
-            { url: 'http://localhost:' + PORT + '/contributor.json' }
-          ]
-        }))
-      } else if (request.url === '/contributor.json') {
-        response.end(JSON.stringify({
-          name: CONTRIBUTOR,
-          email: EMAIL,
-          homepage: HOMEPAGE,
-          links: [CONTRIBUTOR_LINK]
-        }))
-      } else {
-        response.statusCode = 404
-        response.end()
-      }
-    })
-    .listen(PORT, function () {
-      t.end()
-    })
+  fixture.remove(fixturepath)
+  fixture.create(fixturepath)
+  t.end()
 })
 
 test('support --json', function (t) {
-  common.npm(['support', '--json'], {cwd: testdir}, function (err, code, stdout, stderr) {
+  common.npm(['support', '--json'], {cwd: fixturepath}, function (err, code, stdout, stderr) {
     if (err) throw err
     t.is(code, 0, 'exited 0')
     t.is(stderr, '', 'no warnings')
-    t.includes(stdout, 'has-support', 'metions project name')
-    t.includes(stdout, '7.7.7', 'metions project version')
-    t.includes(stdout, CONTRIBUTOR, 'metions contributor name')
-    t.includes(stdout, HOMEPAGE, 'metions contributor homepage')
-    t.includes(stdout, CONTRIBUTOR_LINK, 'metions contributor link')
+    var parsed
+    t.doesNotThrow(function () {
+      parsed = JSON.parse(stdout)
+    }, 'valid JSON')
+    t.deepEqual(
+      parsed,
+      [
+        {
+          name: 'hassupport',
+          version: '7.7.7',
+          homepage: 'http://example.com/project',
+          support: 'http://example.com/project/donate',
+          path: path.resolve(fixturepath, 'node_modules', 'hassupport')
+        }
+      ],
+      'output data'
+    )
     t.end()
   })
 })
 
 test('support', function (t) {
-  common.npm(['support'], {cwd: testdir}, function (err, code, stdout, stderr) {
+  common.npm(['support'], {cwd: fixturepath}, function (err, code, stdout, stderr) {
     if (err) throw err
     t.is(code, 0, 'exited 0')
     t.is(stderr, '', 'no warnings')
-    t.includes(stdout, 'has-support', 'metions project name')
-    t.includes(stdout, '7.7.7', 'metions project version')
-    t.includes(stdout, CONTRIBUTOR, 'metions contributor name')
-    t.includes(stdout, HOMEPAGE, 'metions contributor homepage')
-    t.includes(stdout, CONTRIBUTOR_LINK, 'metions contributor link')
+    t.includes(stdout, 'hassupport', 'outputs project name')
+    t.includes(stdout, '7.7.7', 'outputs project version')
+    t.includes(stdout, 'http://example.com/project', 'outputs contributor homepage')
+    t.includes(stdout, 'http://example.com/project/donate', 'outputs support link')
     t.end()
   })
 })
 
 test('cleanup', function (t) {
-  server.close()
-  fixture.remove(testdir)
+  t.pass(fixturepath)
+  fixture.remove(fixturepath)
   t.end()
 })