diff --git a/contracts/examples/package.json b/contracts/examples/package.json
index 37b73f98c0..a3a79bce34 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/package.json
+++ b/contracts/examples/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
         "mocha": "^4.1.0",
         "npm-run-all": "^4.1.2",
         "shx": "^0.2.2",
-        "solc": "^0.4.24",
         "solhint": "^1.4.1",
         "tslint": "5.11.0",
         "typescript": "3.0.1",
diff --git a/contracts/extensions/package.json b/contracts/extensions/package.json
index aee995645c..6f35b2e58f 100644
--- a/contracts/extensions/package.json
+++ b/contracts/extensions/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
         "mocha": "^4.1.0",
         "npm-run-all": "^4.1.2",
         "shx": "^0.2.2",
-        "solc": "^0.4.24",
         "solhint": "^1.4.1",
         "tslint": "5.11.0",
         "typescript": "3.0.1",
diff --git a/contracts/libs/package.json b/contracts/libs/package.json
index ce7b975028..6b3a15143b 100644
--- a/contracts/libs/package.json
+++ b/contracts/libs/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
         "mocha": "^4.1.0",
         "npm-run-all": "^4.1.2",
         "shx": "^0.2.2",
-        "solc": "^0.4.24",
         "solhint": "^1.4.1",
         "tslint": "5.11.0",
         "typescript": "3.0.1",
diff --git a/contracts/multisig/package.json b/contracts/multisig/package.json
index 2d7b4aa05d..b9cf3659f1 100644
--- a/contracts/multisig/package.json
+++ b/contracts/multisig/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
         "mocha": "^4.1.0",
         "npm-run-all": "^4.1.2",
         "shx": "^0.2.2",
-        "solc": "^0.4.24",
         "solhint": "^1.4.1",
         "tslint": "5.11.0",
         "typescript": "3.0.1",
diff --git a/contracts/protocol/package.json b/contracts/protocol/package.json
index 891838e54c..e10da09460 100644
--- a/contracts/protocol/package.json
+++ b/contracts/protocol/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
         "mocha": "^4.1.0",
         "npm-run-all": "^4.1.2",
         "shx": "^0.2.2",
-        "solc": "^0.4.24",
         "solhint": "^1.4.1",
         "tslint": "5.11.0",
         "typescript": "3.0.1",
diff --git a/contracts/tokens/package.json b/contracts/tokens/package.json
index 79afc4820a..fe9438a561 100644
--- a/contracts/tokens/package.json
+++ b/contracts/tokens/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
         "mocha": "^4.1.0",
         "npm-run-all": "^4.1.2",
         "shx": "^0.2.2",
-        "solc": "^0.4.24",
         "solhint": "^1.4.1",
         "tslint": "5.11.0",
         "typescript": "3.0.1",
diff --git a/contracts/utils/package.json b/contracts/utils/package.json
index cf94af0f66..77693f0038 100644
--- a/contracts/utils/package.json
+++ b/contracts/utils/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
         "mocha": "^4.1.0",
         "npm-run-all": "^4.1.2",
         "shx": "^0.2.2",
-        "solc": "^0.4.24",
         "solhint": "^1.4.1",
         "tslint": "5.11.0",
         "typescript": "3.0.1",