diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 53cc782407..9a801031d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangel
 - [Docs] `extensions`: removed incorrect cases ([#2138], thanks [@wenfangdu])
 - [Tests] `order`: add tests for `pathGroupsExcludedImportTypes: ['type']` ([#2158], thanks [@atav32])
 - [Docs] `order`:  improve the documentation for the `pathGroupsExcludedImportTypes` option ([#2156], thanks [@liby])
+- switched to an internal replacement for `read-pkg-up` ([#2047], [@mgwalker])
 
 ## [2.23.4] - 2021-05-29
 
@@ -825,6 +826,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [#2083]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2083
 [#2075]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2075
 [#2071]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2071
+[#2047]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2047
 [#2034]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2034
 [#2028]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2028
 [#2026]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2026
@@ -1371,6 +1373,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [@mattijsbliek]: https://github.com/mattijsbliek
 [@Maxim-Mazurok]: https://github.com/Maxim-Mazurok
 [@maxmalov]: https://github.com/maxmalov
+[@mgwalker]: https://github.com/mgwalker
 [@MikeyBeLike]: https://github.com/MikeyBeLike
 [@mplewis]: https://github.com/mplewis
 [@nickofthyme]: https://github.com/nickofthyme
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0bc4237988..ba2fc1e36f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
     "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
     "object.values": "^1.1.3",
     "pkg-up": "^2.0.0",
-    "read-pkg-up": "^3.0.0",
     "resolve": "^1.20.0",
     "tsconfig-paths": "^3.9.0"
   }
diff --git a/src/core/packagePath.js b/src/core/packagePath.js
index a8c3c67632..ff95302017 100644
--- a/src/core/packagePath.js
+++ b/src/core/packagePath.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { dirname } from 'path';
 import findUp from 'find-up';
-import readPkgUp from 'read-pkg-up';
+import readPkgUp from 'eslint-module-utils/readPkgUp';
 
 
 export function getContextPackagePath(context) {
diff --git a/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js b/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
index 9403931f53..651f4493b4 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
-import readPkgUp from 'read-pkg-up';
+import readPkgUp from 'eslint-module-utils/readPkgUp';
 import minimatch from 'minimatch';
 import resolve from 'eslint-module-utils/resolve';
 import moduleVisitor from 'eslint-module-utils/moduleVisitor';
diff --git a/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js b/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js
index 90c1ecc701..714eb3f5e3 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path';
-import readPkgUp from 'read-pkg-up';
+import readPkgUp from 'eslint-module-utils/readPkgUp';
 
 import resolve from 'eslint-module-utils/resolve';
 import moduleVisitor, { makeOptionsSchema } from 'eslint-module-utils/moduleVisitor';
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import importType from '../core/importType';
 import docsUrl from '../docsUrl';
 
 function findNamedPackage(filePath) {
-  const found = readPkgUp.sync({ cwd: filePath, normalize: false });
+  const found = readPkgUp({ cwd: filePath });
   if (found.pkg && !found.pkg.name) {
     return findNamedPackage(path.join(found.path, '../..'));
   }
diff --git a/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js b/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
index 205259eef9..7e6c1f66d3 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { getFileExtensions } from 'eslint-module-utils/ignore';
 import resolve from 'eslint-module-utils/resolve';
 import docsUrl from '../docsUrl';
 import { dirname, join } from 'path';
-import readPkgUp from 'read-pkg-up';
+import readPkgUp from 'eslint-module-utils/readPkgUp';
 import values from 'object.values';
 import includes from 'array-includes';
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ const newDefaultImportExists = specifiers =>
   specifiers.some(({ type }) => type === IMPORT_DEFAULT_SPECIFIER);
 
 const fileIsInPkg = file => {
-  const { path, pkg } = readPkgUp.sync({ cwd: file, normalize: false });
+  const { path, pkg } = readPkgUp({ cwd: file });
   const basePath = dirname(path);
 
   const checkPkgFieldString = pkgField => {
diff --git a/utils/CHANGELOG.md b/utils/CHANGELOG.md
index 949fa8d582..a2c273099d 100644
--- a/utils/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/utils/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangel
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Added
+[New] Added a slim replacement for `read-pkg-up` ([#2047], [@mgwalker])
+
 ## v2.6.1 - 2021-05-13
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -85,8 +88,12 @@ Yanked due to critical issue with cache key resulting from #839.
 ### Fixed
 - `unambiguous.test()` regex is now properly in multiline mode
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 [#2026]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2026
 [#1786]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1786
+=======
+[#2047]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2047
+>>>>>>> update changelogs
 [#1671]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1671
 [#1606]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1606
 [#1602]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/1602
@@ -113,5 +120,9 @@ Yanked due to critical issue with cache key resulting from #839.
 [@sompylasar]: https://github.com/sompylasar
 [@iamnapo]: https://github.com/iamnapo
 [@kaiyoma]: https://github.com/kaiyoma
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 [@manuth]: https://github.com/manuth
-[@aladdin-add]: https://github.com/aladdin-add
\ No newline at end of file
+[@aladdin-add]: https://github.com/aladdin-add
+=======
+[@mgwalker]: https://github.com/mgwalker
+>>>>>>> update changelogs
diff --git a/utils/package.json b/utils/package.json
index 2ec00e60a4..6c3d1193ee 100644
--- a/utils/package.json
+++ b/utils/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "^3.2.7",
+    "find-up": "^2.1.0",
     "pkg-dir": "^2.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/utils/readPkgUp.js b/utils/readPkgUp.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7fa412bd29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/readPkgUp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+'use strict';
+exports.__esModule = true;
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const findUp = require('find-up');
+
+function stripBOM(str) {
+  return str.replace(/^\uFEFF/, '');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Derived significantly from read-pkg-up@2.0.0. See license below.
+ * 
+ * @copyright Sindre Sorhus
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) Sindre Sorhus <sindresorhus@gmail.com> (https://sindresorhus.com)
+ * 
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ * 
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ * 
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+exports.default = function readPkgUp(opts) {
+  const fp = findUp.sync('package.json', opts);
+
+  if (!fp) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return {
+      pkg: JSON.parse(stripBOM(fs.readFileSync(fp, { encoding: 'utf-8' }))),
+      path: fp,
+    };
+  } catch (e) {
+    return {};
+  }
+};