diff --git a/commands b/commands
index 0da81ea..c459a39 100755
--- a/commands
+++ b/commands
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ if [[ ! -d $PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT ]]; then
   dokku_log_fail "$PLUGIN_SERVICE: Please run: sudo dokku plugins-install"
 fi
 
-if ! command -v redis-cli &>/dev/null; then
-  dokku_log_fail "$PLUGIN_SERVICE: Please run: sudo dokku plugins-install-dependencies"
-fi
-
 case "$1" in
   $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:alias)
     [[ -z $2 ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify a name for the service"
@@ -155,10 +151,10 @@ case "$1" in
     [[ -z $2 ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify a name for the service"
     verify_service_name "$2"
     SERVICE="$2"; SERVICE_ROOT="$PLUGIN_DATA_ROOT/$SERVICE"
+    SERVICE_NAME=$(get_service_name "$SERVICE")
 
-    ID=$(cat "$SERVICE_ROOT/ID")
-    IP=$(get_container_ip "$ID")
-    redis-cli -h "$IP" -p 6379
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2016
+    docker run -it --link "$SERVICE_NAME:redis" --rm "$PLUGIN_IMAGE" sh -c 'exec redis-cli -h "$REDIS_PORT_6379_TCP_ADDR" -p "$REDIS_PORT_6379_TCP_PORT"'
     ;;
 
   $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:info)
diff --git a/dependencies b/dependencies
deleted file mode 100755
index 4df3e70..0000000
--- a/dependencies
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
-source "$(dirname "$0")/config"
-
-case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
-  ubuntu)
-    export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-    apt-get update
-    apt-get install -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" --force-yes -qq -y redis-tools
-    ;;
-
-  opensuse)
-    zypper -q in -y redis-tools
-    ;;
-esac