diff --git a/packages/cubejs-server-core/package.json b/packages/cubejs-server-core/package.json
index 4d1f92127f058..4847dc3d3bd38 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-server-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/cubejs-server-core/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     "@cubejs-backend/native": "1.5.4",
     "@cubejs-backend/query-orchestrator": "1.5.4",
     "@cubejs-backend/schema-compiler": "1.5.4",
+    "@cubejs-backend/cubestore-driver": "1.5.4",
     "@cubejs-backend/shared": "1.5.4",
     "@cubejs-backend/templates": "1.5.4",
     "codesandbox-import-utils": "^2.1.12",
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@
     "ws": "^7.5.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@cubejs-backend/cubestore-driver": "1.5.4",
     "@cubejs-backend/linter": "1.5.4",
     "@cubejs-client/playground": "1.5.4",
     "@types/cross-spawn": "^6.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/cubejs-server-core/src/core/OptsHandler.ts b/packages/cubejs-server-core/src/core/OptsHandler.ts
index 015a59f9b647f..0ab7704e7e58f 100644
--- a/packages/cubejs-server-core/src/core/OptsHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/cubejs-server-core/src/core/OptsHandler.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import {
   isDockerImage,
   displayCLIWarning,
 } from '@cubejs-backend/shared';
+import { isCubeStoreSupported, CubeStoreHandler, CubeStoreDevDriver } from "@cubejs-backend/cubestore-driver";
+
 import {
   CreateOptions,
   SystemOptions,
@@ -403,15 +405,8 @@ export class OptsHandler {
 
     if (externalDbType === 'cubestore' && this.isDevMode() && !opts.serverless) {
       if (!definedExtDBVariables.length) {
-        // There is no @cubejs-backend/cubestore-driver dependency in the core
-        // package. At the same time, @cubejs-backend/cubestore-driver is already
-        // exist at the moment, when the core server instance is up. That is the
-        // reason why we inject it in this way.
-        //
-        // eslint-disable-next-line global-require,import/no-extraneous-dependencies
-        const cubeStorePackage = require('@cubejs-backend/cubestore-driver');
-        if (cubeStorePackage.isCubeStoreSupported()) {
-          const cubeStoreHandler = new cubeStorePackage.CubeStoreHandler({
+        if (isCubeStoreSupported()) {
+          const cubeStoreHandler = new CubeStoreHandler({
             stdout: (data) => {
               console.log(data.toString().trim());
             },
@@ -436,7 +431,7 @@ export class OptsHandler {
 
           // Lazy loading for Cube Store
           externalDriverFactory =
-            () => new cubeStorePackage.CubeStoreDevDriver(cubeStoreHandler);
+            () => new CubeStoreDevDriver(cubeStoreHandler);
         } else {
           this.core.logger('Cube Store is not supported on your system', {
             warning: (