diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index 62ce7aa1ddf65becc710ddd9e0dda8464ef0fe3a..0d7db7c84a2a1d79c71d7d5a940713e53c2eb654 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // We placed these paths second because we want `node_modules` to "win"
     // if there are any conflicts. This matches Node resolution mechanism.
     // https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/253
-    modules: ['node_modules', paths.appNodeModules].concat(
+    modules: ['node_modules'].concat(
       // It is guaranteed to exist because we tweak it in `env.js`
       process.env.NODE_PATH.split(path.delimiter).filter(Boolean)
     ),
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index c0c1071cbd00814ce85cc24f79f95b6b62380940..98ddb463391d5231e93837d13d6834dd94162451 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // We placed these paths second because we want `node_modules` to "win"
     // if there are any conflicts. This matches Node resolution mechanism.
     // https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/253
-    modules: ['node_modules', paths.appNodeModules].concat(
+    modules: ['node_modules'].concat(
       // It is guaranteed to exist because we tweak it in `env.js`
       process.env.NODE_PATH.split(path.delimiter).filter(Boolean)
     ),