diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index 99bb1403a..41c2d8b92 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
 const CaseSensitivePathsPlugin = require('case-sensitive-paths-webpack-plugin');
 const InterpolateHtmlPlugin = require('react-dev-utils/InterpolateHtmlPlugin');
 const WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin = require('react-dev-utils/WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin');
-const ModuleScopePlugin = require('react-dev-utils/ModuleScopePlugin');
 const getClientEnvironment = require('./env');
 const paths = require('./paths');
 
@@ -118,14 +117,6 @@ module.exports = {
       // https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/08/a-glimpse-into-the-future-with-react-native-for-web/
       'react-native': 'react-native-web',
     },
-    plugins: [
-      // Prevents users from importing files from outside of src/ (or node_modules/).
-      // This often causes confusion because we only process files within src/ with babel.
-      // To fix this, we prevent you from importing files out of src/ -- if you'd like to,
-      // please link the files into your node_modules/ and let module-resolution kick in.
-      // Make sure your source files are compiled, as they will not be processed in any way.
-      new ModuleScopePlugin(paths.appSrc, [paths.appPackageJson]),
-    ],
   },
   module: {
     strictExportPresence: true,
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index dbca6f722..ddd810129 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const ExtractTextPlugin = require('extract-text-webpack-plugin');
 const ManifestPlugin = require('webpack-manifest-plugin');
 const InterpolateHtmlPlugin = require('react-dev-utils/InterpolateHtmlPlugin');
 const SWPrecacheWebpackPlugin = require('sw-precache-webpack-plugin');
-const ModuleScopePlugin = require('react-dev-utils/ModuleScopePlugin');
 const paths = require('./paths');
 const getClientEnvironment = require('./env');
 
@@ -122,14 +121,6 @@ module.exports = {
       // https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/08/a-glimpse-into-the-future-with-react-native-for-web/
       'react-native': 'react-native-web',
     },
-    plugins: [
-      // Prevents users from importing files from outside of src/ (or node_modules/).
-      // This often causes confusion because we only process files within src/ with babel.
-      // To fix this, we prevent you from importing files out of src/ -- if you'd like to,
-      // please link the files into your node_modules/ and let module-resolution kick in.
-      // Make sure your source files are compiled, as they will not be processed in any way.
-      new ModuleScopePlugin(paths.appSrc, [paths.appPackageJson]),
-    ],
   },
   module: {
     strictExportPresence: true,