diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9ec941f1ae..8b13009b90 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -34,15 +34,6 @@
             "integrity": "sha512-esk3CG25hRtHsVHm+LOjiSFYdw8be3uIY653WUwR43Bro914HSimPgPpqgajkhTJ0awK3RQfaIxP7zvbtCpcyg==",
             "dev": true
         },
-        "@types/mkdirp": {
-            "version": "0.5.2",
-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.2.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-U5icWpv7YnZYGsN4/cmh3WD2onMY0aJIiTE6+51TwJCttdHvtCYmkBNOobHlXwrJRL0nkH9jH4kD+1FAdMN4Tg==",
-            "dev": true,
-            "requires": {
-                "@types/node": "10.0.8"
-            }
-        },
         "@types/node": {
             "version": "10.0.8",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-10.0.8.tgz",
@@ -3111,6 +3102,7 @@
             "version": "0.5.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.1.tgz",
             "integrity": "sha1-MAV0OOrGz3+MR2fzhkjWaX11yQM=",
+            "dev": true,
             "requires": {
                 "minimist": "0.0.8"
             },
@@ -3118,7 +3110,8 @@
                 "minimist": {
                     "version": "0.0.8",
                     "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-0.0.8.tgz",
-                    "integrity": "sha1-hX/Kv8M5fSYluCKCYuhqp6ARsF0="
+                    "integrity": "sha1-hX/Kv8M5fSYluCKCYuhqp6ARsF0=",
+                    "dev": true
                 }
             }
         },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 41ba1690f7..aaea6fd3e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
         "@types/commander": "^2.12.2",
         "@types/lowdb": "^1.0.1",
         "@types/lunr": "^2.1.5",
-        "@types/mkdirp": "^0.5.2",
         "@types/node": "^10.0.8",
         "@types/node-forge": "^0.7.1",
         "@types/readline-sync": "^1.4.3",
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@
         "chalk": "2.4.1",
         "commander": "2.15.1",
         "lowdb": "1.0.0",
-        "mkdirp": "0.5.1",
         "node-fetch": "2.1.2",
         "node-forge": "0.7.1",
         "readline-sync": "1.4.9"
diff --git a/src/services/lowdbStorage.service.ts b/src/services/lowdbStorage.service.ts
index 5b5ea92f9b..9b9b0e569a 100644
--- a/src/services/lowdbStorage.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/lowdbStorage.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as lowdb from 'lowdb';
 import * as FileSync from 'lowdb/adapters/FileSync';
-import * as mkdirp from 'mkdirp';
 import * as path from 'path';
 
 import { StorageService } from 'jslib/abstractions/storage.service';
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ export class LowdbStorageService implements StorageService {
             p = path.join(process.env.HOME, '.config', appDirName);
         }
         if (!fs.existsSync(p)) {
-            mkdirp.sync(p, 755);
+            this.mkdirpSync(p, 755);
         }
         p = path.join(p, 'data.json');
 
@@ -42,4 +41,16 @@ export class LowdbStorageService implements StorageService {
         this.db.unset(key).write();
         return Promise.resolve();
     }
+
+    private mkdirpSync(targetDir: string, mode = 755, relative = false) {
+        const initialDir = path.isAbsolute(targetDir) ? path.sep : '';
+        const baseDir = relative ? __dirname : '.';
+        targetDir.split(path.sep).reduce((parentDir, childDir) => {
+            const dir = path.resolve(baseDir, parentDir, childDir);
+            if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+                fs.mkdirSync(dir, mode);
+            }
+            return dir;
+        }, initialDir);
+    }
 }