diff --git a/utils/standardize-pjson.js b/utils/standardize-pjson.js
index 684c57ee..baae5cc0 100644
--- a/utils/standardize-pjson.js
+++ b/utils/standardize-pjson.js
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ module.exports = (packageRoot = require('./package-path'), inLernaProject) => {
     pjson.actions.push("removing husky scripts; defining hooks in package.json isn't supported anymore");
     delete pjson.contents.husky;
   }
+
+  if (pjson.contents.config) {
+    pjson.actions.push('removing commitizen config');
+    delete pjson.contents.config.commitizen;
+  }
   // END REMOVE
 
   try {
diff --git a/utils/write-dependencies.js b/utils/write-dependencies.js
index 2f987692..8801aa94 100644
--- a/utils/write-dependencies.js
+++ b/utils/write-dependencies.js
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ module.exports = (projectPath, inLernaProject) => {
   remove('typedoc');
   remove('typedoc-plugin-missing-exports');
   remove('eslint-plugin-prettier');
+  remove('lint-staged');
+  remove('cz-conventional-changelog');
   // We use eslint now
   remove('tslint');