diff --git a/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js b/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js
index 04d83b6b..5e68b7f7 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/babel-bridge.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 // This is a temporary migration bridge to switch between babel 6 and 7
 
-const externalHelpersPlugin7 = require('babel-plugin-external-helpers');
 const inlineRequiresPlugin7 = require('babel-preset-fbjs/plugins/inline-requires');
 
 const makeHMRConfig7 = makeMakeHMRConfig7();
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ function resolvePlugins7(plugins: Array<any>) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  externalHelpersPlugin: externalHelpersPlugin7,
   inlineRequiresPlugin: inlineRequiresPlugin7,
   makeHMRConfig: makeHMRConfig7,
   resolvePlugins: resolvePlugins7,
diff --git a/packages/metro/src/transformer.js b/packages/metro/src/transformer.js
index d65b3d96..4d97024e 100644
--- a/packages/metro/src/transformer.js
+++ b/packages/metro/src/transformer.js
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const crypto = require('crypto');
+const externalHelpersPlugin = require('babel-plugin-external-helpers');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const json5 = require('json5');
 const path = require('path');
 
-const {externalHelpersPlugin} = require('./babel-bridge');
 const {getPreset} = require('./babel-bridge');
 const {inlineRequiresPlugin} = require('./babel-bridge');
 const {makeHMRConfig} = require('./babel-bridge');