diff --git a/packages/kbn-build/package.json b/packages/kbn-build/package.json
index 6c14b2a68347..fedc3f32c16d 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-build/package.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-build/package.json
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "webpack",
-    "prettier": "prettier --single-quote --write './src/**/*.js'"
+    "build": "webpack"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-core": "^6.26.0",
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "ora": "^1.3.0",
     "pify": "^3.0.0",
-    "prettier": "^1.9.1",
     "read-pkg": "^3.0.0",
     "spawn-sync": "^1.0.15",
     "string-replace-loader": "^1.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/kbn-build/yarn.lock b/packages/kbn-build/yarn.lock
index acd8b2bceeff..26a54de89dac 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-build/yarn.lock
+++ b/packages/kbn-build/yarn.lock
@@ -2337,10 +2337,6 @@ preserve@^0.2.0:
   version "0.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/preserve/-/preserve-0.2.0.tgz#815ed1f6ebc65926f865b310c0713bcb3315ce4b"
 
-prettier@^1.9.1:
-  version "1.10.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prettier/-/prettier-1.10.2.tgz#1af8356d1842276a99a5b5529c82dd9e9ad3cc93"
-
 private@^0.1.6, private@^0.1.7:
   version "0.1.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/private/-/private-0.1.8.tgz#2381edb3689f7a53d653190060fcf822d2f368ff"