diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 8ce3f29ce1..21af888f05 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://nx.dev",
   "dependencies": {
-    "yargs": "15.4.1",
     "yargs-parser": "20.0.0",
     "@nrwl/tao": "*",
     "chalk": "4.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/create-nx-plugin/package.json b/packages/create-nx-plugin/package.json
index 716db2dc4d..7f7f651a3c 100644
--- a/packages/create-nx-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-nx-plugin/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     "enquirer": "~2.3.6",
     "fs-extra": "^9.1.0",
     "tmp": "~0.2.1",
-    "yargs": "15.4.1",
     "yargs-parser": "20.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cypress/package.json b/packages/cypress/package.json
index 2e8da9b364..c157f8b0d4 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/package.json
+++ b/packages/cypress/package.json
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
     "webpack-node-externals": "^3.0.0",
     "fork-ts-checker-webpack-plugin": "6.2.10",
     "rxjs": "^6.5.4",
-    "tslib": "^2.3.0",
-    "yargs-parser": "20.0.0"
+    "tslib": "^2.3.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "cypress": ">= 3 < 10"
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/package.json b/packages/nx-plugin/package.json
index caa54f98d7..4bff75fa17 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "@nrwl/node": "*",
     "fs-extra": "^9.1.0",
     "rxjs": "^6.5.4",
-    "tslib": "^2.3.0",
-    "yargs": "15.4.1"
+    "tslib": "^2.3.0"
   }
 }