diff --git a/utils/CHANGELOG.md b/utils/CHANGELOG.md
index e299e01b0..0ac0704b1 100644
--- a/utils/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/utils/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](https://keepachange
 ### Fixed
 - [patch] Fix `@babel/eslint-parser` 8 compatibility ([#2343], thanks [@nicolo-ribaudo])
 
+### Changed
+- [Refactor] inline `pkgDir` implementation; remove `pkg-dir`
+
 ## v2.7.1 - 2021-10-13
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/utils/package.json b/utils/package.json
index 2c4c53bd4..5c68ed626 100644
--- a/utils/package.json
+++ b/utils/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "^3.2.7",
-    "find-up": "^2.1.0",
-    "pkg-dir": "^2.0.0"
+    "find-up": "^2.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/utils/pkgDir.js b/utils/pkgDir.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34412202f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/pkgDir.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const path = require('path');
+const pkgUp = require('./pkgUp').default;
+
+exports.__esModule = true;
+
+exports.default = function (cwd) {
+  const fp = pkgUp({ cwd });
+  return fp ? path.dirname(fp) : null;
+};
diff --git a/utils/resolve.js b/utils/resolve.js
index 31fb65907..4a35c6a47 100644
--- a/utils/resolve.js
+++ b/utils/resolve.js
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 exports.__esModule = true;
 
-const pkgDir = require('pkg-dir');
-
 const fs = require('fs');
 const Module = require('module');
 const path = require('path');
 
 const hashObject = require('./hash').hashObject;
 const ModuleCache = require('./ModuleCache').default;
+const pkgDir = require('./pkgDir').default;
 
 const CASE_SENSITIVE_FS = !fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname.toUpperCase(), 'reSOLVE.js'));
 exports.CASE_SENSITIVE_FS = CASE_SENSITIVE_FS;
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ function resolverReducer(resolvers, map) {
 }
 
 function getBaseDir(sourceFile) {
-  return pkgDir.sync(sourceFile) || process.cwd();
+  return pkgDir(sourceFile) || process.cwd();
 }
 function requireResolver(name, sourceFile) {
   // Try to resolve package with conventional name