diff --git a/packages/embark/package.json b/packages/embark/package.json
index c3d431400e..56643fb1da 100644
--- a/packages/embark/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark/package.json
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@
     "helmet": "3.13.0",
     "hosted-git-info": "2.7.1",
     "http-proxy": "1.17.0",
-    "http-shutdown": "1.2.0",
     "ipfs-api": "17.2.4",
     "istanbul": "0.4.5",
     "json-parse-better-errors": "1.0.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1a3cafc33c..a12636db04 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10644,11 +10644,6 @@ http-proxy@1.17.0, http-proxy@^1.17.0:
     follow-redirects "^1.0.0"
     requires-port "^1.0.0"
 
-http-shutdown@1.2.0:
-  version "1.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/http-shutdown/-/http-shutdown-1.2.0.tgz#df2d8067a8856e99d11e9dceb21609591e1df514"
-  integrity sha1-3y2AZ6iFbpnRHp3OshYJWR4d9RQ=
-
 http-signature@~1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/http-signature/-/http-signature-1.2.0.tgz#9aecd925114772f3d95b65a60abb8f7c18fbace1"