diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/bin/compress.py b/django/contrib/admin/bin/compress.py
index 97013d61de..b390dbca46 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/bin/compress.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/bin/compress.py
@@ -4,37 +4,19 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-try:
-    import closure
-except ImportError:
-    closure_compiler = None
-else:
-    closure_compiler = closure.get_jar_filename()
-
 js_path = Path(__file__).parents[1] / 'static' / 'admin' / 'js'
 
 
 def main():
     description = """With no file paths given this script will automatically
-compress all jQuery-based files of the admin app. Requires the Google Closure
-Compiler library and Java version 6 or later."""
+compress files of the admin app. Requires the Google Closure Compiler library
+and Java version 7 or later."""
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
     parser.add_argument('file', nargs='*')
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-c", dest="compiler", default="~/bin/compiler.jar",
-        help="path to Closure Compiler jar file",
-    )
     parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", dest="verbose")
     parser.add_argument("-q", "--quiet", action="store_false", dest="verbose")
     options = parser.parse_args()
 
-    compiler = Path(closure_compiler or options.compiler).expanduser()
-    if not compiler.exists():
-        sys.exit(
-            "Google Closure compiler jar file %s not found. Please use the -c "
-            "option to specify the path." % compiler
-        )
-
     if not options.file:
         if options.verbose:
             sys.stdout.write("No filenames given; defaulting to admin scripts\n")
@@ -49,13 +31,15 @@ Compiler library and Java version 6 or later."""
         to_compress = file_path.expanduser()
         if to_compress.exists():
             to_compress_min = to_compress.with_suffix('.min.js')
-            cmd = [
-                'java',
-                '-jar', str(compiler),
+            cmd = ['npx']
+            if not options.verbose:
+                cmd.append('-q')
+            cmd.extend([
+                'google-closure-compiler',
                 '--rewrite_polyfills=false',
                 '--js', str(to_compress),
                 '--js_output_file', str(to_compress_min),
-            ]
+            ])
             if options.verbose:
                 sys.stdout.write("Running: %s\n" % ' '.join(cmd))
             subprocess.run(cmd)
diff --git a/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/javascript.txt b/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/javascript.txt
index 09017af63a..3b90622f7e 100644
--- a/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/javascript.txt
+++ b/docs/internals/contributing/writing-code/javascript.txt
@@ -55,12 +55,11 @@ version. To run it:
 
 .. console::
 
-    $ python -m pip install closure
     $ python django/contrib/admin/bin/compress.py
 
 Behind the scenes, ``compress.py`` is a front-end for Google's
 `Closure Compiler`_ which is written in Java. The Closure Compiler library is
-not bundled with Django, but you can install it using pip as done above. The
+not bundled with Django, but will be installed automatically by ``npm``. The
 Closure Compiler library requires `Java`_ 7 or higher.
 
 Please don't forget to run ``compress.py`` and include the ``diff`` of the