diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
index 6068746a7f8..529ccbc313f 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.dev.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  */
 // @remove-on-eject-end
 
-var path = require('path');
 var autoprefixer = require('autoprefixer');
 var webpack = require('webpack');
 var HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
@@ -19,6 +18,11 @@ var WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin = require('react-dev-utils/WatchMissingNodeMod
 var getClientEnvironment = require('./env');
 var paths = require('./paths');
 
+// @remove-on-eject-begin
+// `path` is not used after eject - see https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/1174
+var path = require('path');
+// @remove-on-eject-end
+
 // Webpack uses `publicPath` to determine where the app is being served from.
 // In development, we always serve from the root. This makes config easier.
 // ZEAL: Setting publicPath in the start script and passing it in. Since we are
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index 04d8b571100..f510176a9ad 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  */
 // @remove-on-eject-end
 
-var path = require('path');
 var autoprefixer = require('autoprefixer');
 var webpack = require('webpack');
 var HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
@@ -20,6 +19,11 @@ var url = require('url');
 var paths = require('./paths');
 var getClientEnvironment = require('./env');
 
+// @remove-on-eject-begin
+// `path` is not used after eject - see https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/1174
+var path = require('path');
+// @remove-on-eject-end
+
 function ensureSlash(path, needsSlash) {
   var hasSlash = path.endsWith('/');
   if (hasSlash && !needsSlash) {