diff --git a/substrate/Cargo.lock b/substrate/Cargo.lock
index ecbdd18958..47fa5f3ae7 100644
--- a/substrate/Cargo.lock
+++ b/substrate/Cargo.lock
@@ -1712,7 +1712,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "node-cli"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "app_dirs 1.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "clap 2.32.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "exit-future 0.1.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "futures 0.1.25 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/substrate/core/cli/src/lib.rs b/substrate/core/cli/src/lib.rs
index 6dc1549a2c..29d3d45932 100644
--- a/substrate/core/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/core/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ use futures::Future;
 
 /// Executable version. Used to pass version information from the root crate.
 pub struct VersionInfo {
+	/// Implemtation name.
+	pub name: &'static str,
 	/// Implementation version.
 	pub version: &'static str,
 	/// SCM Commit hash.
@@ -130,13 +132,16 @@ fn load_spec<F, G>(matches: &clap::ArgMatches, factory: F) -> Result<ChainSpec<G
 	Ok(spec)
 }
 
-fn base_path(matches: &clap::ArgMatches, app_info: &AppInfo) -> PathBuf {
+fn base_path(matches: &clap::ArgMatches, version: &VersionInfo) -> PathBuf {
 	matches.value_of("base_path")
 		.map(|x| Path::new(x).to_owned())
 		.unwrap_or_else(|| 
 			app_dirs::get_app_root(
 				AppDataType::UserData,
-				app_info,
+				&AppInfo {
+					name: version.executable_name,
+					author: version.author
+				}
 			).expect("app directories exist on all supported platforms; qed")
 		)
 }
@@ -193,10 +198,9 @@ where
 /// Parse clap::Matches into config and chain specification
 pub fn parse_matches<'a, F, S>(
 	spec_factory: S,
-	version: VersionInfo,
+	version: &VersionInfo,
 	impl_name: &'static str,
 	matches: &clap::ArgMatches<'a>,
-	app_info: &AppInfo,
 ) -> error::Result<(ChainSpec<<F as service::ServiceFactory>::Genesis>, FactoryFullConfiguration<F>)>
 where
 	F: ServiceFactory,
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ where
 		)
 	}
 
-	let base_path = base_path(&matches, &app_info);
+	let base_path = base_path(&matches, version);
 
 	config.keystore_path = matches.value_of("keystore")
 		.map(|x| Path::new(x).to_owned())
@@ -344,7 +348,7 @@ where
 fn get_db_path_for_subcommand(
 	main_cmd: &clap::ArgMatches,
 	sub_cmd: &clap::ArgMatches,
-	app_info: &AppInfo,
+	version: &VersionInfo,
 ) -> error::Result<PathBuf> {
 	if main_cmd.is_present("chain") && sub_cmd.is_present("chain") {
 		bail!(create_input_err("`--chain` option is present two times"));
@@ -375,9 +379,9 @@ fn get_db_path_for_subcommand(
 	}
 
 	let base_path = if sub_cmd.is_present("base_path") {
-		base_path(sub_cmd, app_info)
+		base_path(sub_cmd, version)
 	} else {
-		base_path(main_cmd, app_info)
+		base_path(main_cmd, version)
 	};
 
 	Ok(db_path(&base_path, &spec_id))
@@ -397,7 +401,7 @@ pub fn execute_default<'a, F, E>(
 	exit: E,
 	matches: &clap::ArgMatches<'a>,
 	config: &FactoryFullConfiguration<F>,
-	app_info: &AppInfo,
+	app_info: &VersionInfo,
 ) -> error::Result<Action<E>>
 where
 	E: IntoExit,
diff --git a/substrate/node/cli/Cargo.toml b/substrate/node/cli/Cargo.toml
index 80828216f0..f0d570a8d2 100644
--- a/substrate/node/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/substrate/node/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ exit-future = "0.1"
 substrate-cli = { path = "../../core/cli" }
 parity-codec = { version = "2.2" }
 slog = "^2"
-app_dirs = "1.2"
 sr-io = { path = "../../core/sr-io" }
 substrate-client = { path = "../../core/client" }
 substrate-primitives = { path = "../../core/primitives" }
diff --git a/substrate/node/cli/src/lib.rs b/substrate/node/cli/src/lib.rs
index 4eb9a7f243..8581e94780 100644
--- a/substrate/node/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/node/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #![warn(unused_extern_crates)]
 
 extern crate tokio;
-extern crate app_dirs;
 
 extern crate substrate_cli as cli;
 extern crate substrate_primitives as primitives;
@@ -58,13 +57,6 @@ use substrate_service::{ServiceFactory, Roles as ServiceRoles};
 use params::{Params as NodeParams};
 use structopt::StructOpt;
 use std::ops::Deref;
-use app_dirs::AppInfo;
-
-
-const APP_INFO: AppInfo = AppInfo {
-	name: "Substrate Node",
-	author: "Parity Technologies"
-};
 
 /// The chain specification option.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -130,15 +122,15 @@ pub fn run<I, T, E>(args: I, exit: E, version: cli::VersionInfo) -> error::Resul
 		};
 
 	let (spec, config) = cli::parse_matches::<service::Factory, _>(
-		load_spec, version, "substrate-node", &matches, &APP_INFO
+		load_spec, &version, "substrate-node", &matches
 	)?;
 
-	match cli::execute_default::<service::Factory, _>(spec, exit, &matches, &config, &APP_INFO)? {
+	match cli::execute_default::<service::Factory, _>(spec, exit, &matches, &config, &version)? {
 		cli::Action::ExecutedInternally => (),
 		cli::Action::RunService(exit) => {
-			info!("{}", APP_INFO.name);
+			info!("{}", version.name);
 			info!("  version {}", config.full_version());
-			info!("  by {}, 2017, 2018", APP_INFO.author);
+			info!("  by {}, 2017, 2018", version.author);
 			info!("Chain specification: {}", config.chain_spec.name());
 			info!("Node name: {}", config.name);
 			info!("Roles: {:?}", config.roles);
diff --git a/substrate/node/src/main.rs b/substrate/node/src/main.rs
index 1f55cd7aab..fdc51cdc1e 100644
--- a/substrate/node/src/main.rs
+++ b/substrate/node/src/main.rs
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ quick_main!(run);
 
 fn run() -> cli::error::Result<()> {
 	let version = VersionInfo {
+		name: "Substrate Node",
 		commit: env!("VERGEN_SHA_SHORT"),
 		version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
 		executable_name: "substrate",
-		author: "Parity Team <admin@parity.io>",
+		author: "Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>",
 		description: "Generic substrate node",
 	};
 	cli::run(::std::env::args(), Exit, version)