diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4292b5b010..e3242bad99 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
     "inquirer": "0.11.0",
     "ionicons": "3.0.0-alpha.3",
     "lodash": "3.10.1",
+    "mkdirp-no-bin": "0.5.1",
     "q": "1.4.1",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.1.2",
     "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.0",
-    "shelljs": "0.5.3",
     "zone.js": "0.5.10"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@
       "path": "node_modules/ionic-cz-conventional-changelog"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scripts/npm/package.json b/scripts/npm/package.json
index ec7719fbcd..00424ed101 100644
--- a/scripts/npm/package.json
+++ b/scripts/npm/package.json
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     "colors": "^1.1.2",
     "inquirer": "0.11.0",
     "lodash": "3.10.1",
-    "q": "1.4.1",
-    "shelljs": "0.5.3"
+    "mkdirp-no-bin": "0.5.1",
+    "q": "1.4.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "angular2": "^<%= angularVersion %>"
diff --git a/tooling/generator.js b/tooling/generator.js
index c82b2af4c3..38c5028e45 100644
--- a/tooling/generator.js
+++ b/tooling/generator.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var _ = require('lodash'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     path = require('path'),
-    shell = require('shelljs');
+    mkdirp = require('mkdirp-no-bin');
 
 module.exports = Generator;
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Generator.prototype.makeDirectories = function(){
   if (!this.directory) {
     throw new Error('Generators must define their directory in their constructor.\nEx: \'pages\', \'components\', etc.');
   }
-  shell.mkdir('-p', path.join(this.appDirectory, 'app', this.directory, this.fileName));
+  mkdirp.sync(path.join(this.appDirectory, 'app', this.directory, this.fileName));
 }
 
 Generator.prototype.renderTemplates = function renderTemplates() {
diff --git a/tooling/generators/pipe/index.js b/tooling/generators/pipe/index.js
index c5c56ccd0b..65a90350bf 100644
--- a/tooling/generators/pipe/index.js
+++ b/tooling/generators/pipe/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 var path = require('path'),
     fs = require('fs'),
-    shell = require('shelljs'),
+    mkdirp = require('mkdirp-no-bin'),
     Generator = require('../../generator');
 
 module.exports = PipeGenerator;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function PipeGenerator(options) {
 PipeGenerator.prototype = Object.create(Generator.prototype);
 
 PipeGenerator.prototype.makeDirectories = function(){
-  shell.mkdir('-p', path.join(this.appDirectory, 'app', this.directory));
+  mkdirp.sync(path.join(this.appDirectory, 'app', this.directory));
 }
 
 PipeGenerator.prototype.renderTemplates = function renderTemplates() {