diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/chalk.js b/packages/react-dev-utils/chalk.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c42148dd7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/chalk.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+var chalk = require('chalk');
+
+module.exports = chalk;
diff --git a/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json b/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
index 3e5d75eabb7..56928396549 100644
--- a/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-dev-utils/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   },
   "files": [
     "browsersHelper.js",
+    "chalk.js",
     "checkRequiredFiles.js",
     "clearConsole.js",
     "crossSpawn.js",
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index 0a94c39bd2d..687ecd34a7d 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "babel-preset-react-app": "^7.0.0",
     "bfj": "6.1.1",
     "case-sensitive-paths-webpack-plugin": "2.1.2",
-    "chalk": "2.4.2",
     "css-loader": "1.0.0",
     "dotenv": "6.0.0",
     "dotenv-expand": "4.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/build.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/build.js
index 35cbfc15073..8cd1ad77ee5 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/build.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/build.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ verifyTypeScriptSetup();
 // @remove-on-eject-end
 
 const path = require('path');
-const chalk = require('chalk');
+const chalk = require('react-dev-utils/chalk');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const webpack = require('webpack');
 const bfj = require('bfj');
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/eject.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/eject.js
index 3f850068668..a151bbd6e35 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/eject.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/eject.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ process.on('unhandledRejection', err => {
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const path = require('path');
 const execSync = require('child_process').execSync;
-const chalk = require('chalk');
+const chalk = require('react-dev-utils/chalk');
 const paths = require('../config/paths');
 const createJestConfig = require('./utils/createJestConfig');
 const inquirer = require('react-dev-utils/inquirer');
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
index 771f6dbf490..9b473ab3d95 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/init.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ process.on('unhandledRejection', err => {
 
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const path = require('path');
-const chalk = require('chalk');
+const chalk = require('react-dev-utils/chalk');
 const execSync = require('child_process').execSync;
 const spawn = require('react-dev-utils/crossSpawn');
 const { defaultBrowsers } = require('react-dev-utils/browsersHelper');
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js
index 7750c25a176..852e6b8fb44 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/start.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ verifyTypeScriptSetup();
 // @remove-on-eject-end
 
 const fs = require('fs');
-const chalk = require('chalk');
+const chalk = require('react-dev-utils/chalk');
 const webpack = require('webpack');
 const WebpackDevServer = require('webpack-dev-server');
 const clearConsole = require('react-dev-utils/clearConsole');
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/createJestConfig.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/createJestConfig.js
index 58c2ad48812..a5f1a1bd7b8 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/createJestConfig.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/createJestConfig.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const fs = require('fs');
-const chalk = require('chalk');
+const chalk = require('react-dev-utils/chalk');
 const paths = require('../../config/paths');
 
 module.exports = (resolve, rootDir, isEjecting) => {
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyPackageTree.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyPackageTree.js
index 9b8a6a03486..075860eac5b 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyPackageTree.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyPackageTree.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const chalk = require('chalk');
+const chalk = require('react-dev-utils/chalk');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyTypeScriptSetup.js b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyTypeScriptSetup.js
index d8da57a3509..58c352c4464 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyTypeScriptSetup.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/scripts/utils/verifyTypeScriptSetup.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-const chalk = require('chalk');
+const chalk = require('react-dev-utils/chalk');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const resolve = require('resolve');
 const path = require('path');