diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 29d8dcc2a..d79a2b380 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8652,7 +8652,8 @@
     "minimist": {
       "version": "0.0.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-0.0.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-hX/Kv8M5fSYluCKCYuhqp6ARsF0="
+      "integrity": "sha1-hX/Kv8M5fSYluCKCYuhqp6ARsF0=",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "minimist-options": {
       "version": "3.0.2",
@@ -8721,6 +8722,7 @@
       "version": "0.5.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-MAV0OOrGz3+MR2fzhkjWaX11yQM=",
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "minimist": "0.0.8"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87c546230..b01452c61 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "memory-fs": "^0.5.0",
     "mime": "^2.4.4",
-    "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "range-parser": "^1.2.1",
     "schema-utils": "^2.5.0",
     "webpack-log": "^2.0.0"
diff --git a/src/utils/setupWriteToDisk.js b/src/utils/setupWriteToDisk.js
index e8ef480ed..8dc9ee484 100644
--- a/src/utils/setupWriteToDisk.js
+++ b/src/utils/setupWriteToDisk.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 
-import mkdirp from 'mkdirp';
 import { colors } from 'webpack-log';
 
 export default function setupWriteToDisk(context) {
@@ -54,9 +53,9 @@ export default function setupWriteToDisk(context) {
           const { log } = context;
           const dir = path.dirname(targetPath);
 
-          return mkdirp(dir, (mkdirpError) => {
-            if (mkdirpError) {
-              return callback(mkdirpError);
+          return fs.mkdir(dir, { recursive: true }, (mkdirError) => {
+            if (mkdirError) {
+              return callback(mkdirError);
             }
 
             return fs.writeFile(targetPath, content, (writeFileError) => {