diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/package.json b/packages/babel-cli/package.json
index f2f794faaf..d8a775674c 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   "repository": "babel/babel",
   "preferGlobal": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "babel-core": "^5.6.12",
     "chokidar": "^1.0.0",
     "commander": "^2.6.0",
     "convert-source-map": "^1.1.0",