diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/check-dependencies.spec.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/check-dependencies.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 18c0414c38c21..0000000000000
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/check-dependencies.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-import { calculateProjectDependencies } from '@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/buildable-libs-utils';
-import { checkDependencies } from './check-dependencies';
-
-jest.mock('@nrwl/workspace/src/utilities/buildable-libs-utils');
-
-describe('checkDependencies', () => {
-  test('collects shallow dependencies', () => {
-    const mockedCalculateProjectDependencies = jest.mocked(
-      calculateProjectDependencies
-    );
-    mockedCalculateProjectDependencies.mockReturnValueOnce({
-      target: {
-        name: 'example',
-        type: 'lib',
-        data: {},
-      },
-      dependencies: [],
-      nonBuildableDependencies: [],
-      topLevelDependencies: [],
-    });
-
-    checkDependencies(
-      {
-        root: 'root',
-        projectName: 'example',
-        targetName: 'build',
-        cwd: '?',
-        workspace: null,
-        isVerbose: false,
-      },
-      'pathToTsConfig.json'
-    );
-
-    expect(calculateProjectDependencies).toBeCalledWith(
-      expect.anything(),
-      'root',
-      'example',
-      'build',
-      undefined,
-      true
-    );
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/check-dependencies.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/check-dependencies.ts
index 6403b0b16ffd3..1c91c86009461 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/check-dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/check-dependencies.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ export function checkDependencies(
       context.root,
       context.projectName,
       context.targetName,
-      context.configurationName,
-      true
+      context.configurationName
     );
   const projectRoot = target.data.root;