diff --git a/crates/bevy_macro_utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_macro_utils/src/lib.rs
index 2933d9d8000d9c..ed4abc59d271e6 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_macro_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_macro_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ impl BevyManifest {
         };
 
         let deps = self.manifest.dependencies.as_ref();
-        let deps_dev = self.manifest.dev_dependencies.as_ref();
 
-        deps.and_then(find_in_deps)
-            .or_else(|| deps_dev.and_then(find_in_deps))
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| get_path(name))
+        let path = deps.and_then(find_in_deps);
+        #[cfg(test)]
+        let path = path.or_else(|| self.manifest.dev_dependencies.as_ref().and_then(find_in_deps));
+
+        path.unwrap_or_else(|| get_path(name))
     }
 }