diff --git a/packages/@ionic/utils-fs/package.json b/packages/@ionic/utils-fs/package.json
index 94fb2b13a5..1a6954c222 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/utils-fs/package.json
+++ b/packages/@ionic/utils-fs/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "^4.0.0",
     "ncp": "^2.0.0",
+    "rimraf": "^2.6.2",
     "through2": "^3.0.0",
     "tslib": "^1.9.0"
   },
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@
     "jest": "^23.0.1",
     "jest-cli": "^23.0.1",
     "lint-staged": "^8.0.0",
-    "rimraf": "^2.6.2",
     "ts-jest": "^23.10.1",
     "tslint": "^5.9.1",
     "typescript": "~3.2.1"