diff --git a/packages/middleware-retry/package.json b/packages/middleware-retry/package.json
index 62c78f846e595..f5d5b0e35bc74 100644
--- a/packages/middleware-retry/package.json
+++ b/packages/middleware-retry/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/protocol-http": "1.0.0-gamma.2",
-    "@aws-sdk/retry-config-provider": "1.0.0-gamma.1",
     "@aws-sdk/service-error-classification": "1.0.0-gamma.2",
     "@aws-sdk/types": "1.0.0-gamma.2",
     "react-native-get-random-values": "^1.4.0",
diff --git a/packages/middleware-retry/src/defaultStrategy.spec.ts b/packages/middleware-retry/src/defaultStrategy.spec.ts
index 3aa6481760128..86aed899be428 100644
--- a/packages/middleware-retry/src/defaultStrategy.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/middleware-retry/src/defaultStrategy.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { HttpRequest } from "@aws-sdk/protocol-http";
-import { DEFAULT_MAX_ATTEMPTS } from "@aws-sdk/retry-config-provider";
 import { isThrottlingError } from "@aws-sdk/service-error-classification";
 import { v4 } from "uuid";
 
 import { DEFAULT_RETRY_DELAY_BASE, INITIAL_RETRY_TOKENS, THROTTLING_RETRY_DELAY_BASE } from "./constants";
 import { getDefaultRetryQuota } from "./defaultRetryQuota";
-import { RetryQuota, StandardRetryStrategy } from "./defaultStrategy";
+import { DEFAULT_MAX_ATTEMPTS, RetryQuota, StandardRetryStrategy } from "./defaultStrategy";
 import { defaultDelayDecider } from "./delayDecider";
 import { defaultRetryDecider } from "./retryDecider";
 
diff --git a/packages/middleware-retry/src/defaultStrategy.ts b/packages/middleware-retry/src/defaultStrategy.ts
index 2c555c7ed63ad..1d89462a1bfa1 100644
--- a/packages/middleware-retry/src/defaultStrategy.ts
+++ b/packages/middleware-retry/src/defaultStrategy.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { HttpRequest } from "@aws-sdk/protocol-http";
-import { DEFAULT_MAX_ATTEMPTS } from "@aws-sdk/retry-config-provider";
 import { isThrottlingError } from "@aws-sdk/service-error-classification";
 import { SdkError } from "@aws-sdk/smithy-client";
 import { FinalizeHandler, FinalizeHandlerArguments, MetadataBearer, Provider, RetryStrategy } from "@aws-sdk/types";
@@ -10,6 +9,17 @@ import { getDefaultRetryQuota } from "./defaultRetryQuota";
 import { defaultDelayDecider } from "./delayDecider";
 import { defaultRetryDecider } from "./retryDecider";
 
+/**
+ * The default value for how many HTTP requests an SDK should make for a
+ * single SDK operation invocation before giving up
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_MAX_ATTEMPTS = "3";
+
+/**
+ * The default retry algorithm to use.
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_RETRY_MODE = "standard";
+
 /**
  * Determines whether an error is retryable based on the number of retries
  * already attempted, the HTTP status code, and the error received (if any).
diff --git a/packages/retry-config-provider/package.json b/packages/retry-config-provider/package.json
index b12161ea87708..a45a6c5145e73 100644
--- a/packages/retry-config-provider/package.json
+++ b/packages/retry-config-provider/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
+    "@aws-sdk/middleware-retry": "1.0.0-gamma.2",
     "@aws-sdk/property-provider": "1.0.0-gamma.2",
     "@aws-sdk/shared-ini-file-loader": "1.0.0-gamma.2",
     "@aws-sdk/types": "1.0.0-gamma.2",
diff --git a/packages/retry-config-provider/src/defaultProvider.spec.ts b/packages/retry-config-provider/src/defaultProvider.spec.ts
index 008d31203932c..52a33bc46ecd4 100644
--- a/packages/retry-config-provider/src/defaultProvider.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/retry-config-provider/src/defaultProvider.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+import { DEFAULT_MAX_ATTEMPTS, DEFAULT_RETRY_MODE } from "@aws-sdk/middleware-retry";
 import { chain, fromStatic, memoize } from "@aws-sdk/property-provider";
 
 import {
   CONFIG_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
   CONFIG_RETRY_MODE,
-  DEFAULT_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
-  DEFAULT_RETRY_MODE,
   ENV_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
   ENV_RETRY_MODE,
   maxAttemptsProvider,
diff --git a/packages/retry-config-provider/src/defaultProvider.ts b/packages/retry-config-provider/src/defaultProvider.ts
index c0edc4aba66ec..560e059150a3e 100644
--- a/packages/retry-config-provider/src/defaultProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/retry-config-provider/src/defaultProvider.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { DEFAULT_MAX_ATTEMPTS, DEFAULT_RETRY_MODE } from "@aws-sdk/middleware-retry";
 import { chain, fromStatic, memoize } from "@aws-sdk/property-provider";
 import { Provider } from "@aws-sdk/types";
 
@@ -6,11 +7,9 @@ import { fromSharedConfigFiles, SharedConfigInit } from "./fromSharedConfigFiles
 
 export const ENV_MAX_ATTEMPTS = "AWS_MAX_ATTEMPTS";
 export const CONFIG_MAX_ATTEMPTS = "max_attempts";
-export const DEFAULT_MAX_ATTEMPTS = "3";
 
 export const ENV_RETRY_MODE = "AWS_RETRY_MODE";
 export const CONFIG_RETRY_MODE = "retry_mode";
-export const DEFAULT_RETRY_MODE = "standard";
 
 const defaultProvider = (
   configuration: SharedConfigInit = {},