diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eff6690bb7..22fe0b922e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 
 # 11.0.0-rc.2 (Unreleased)
 
+#### :rocket: New Feature
+
+- `rescript build` will always build its dependency by default. The argument `-with-deps` is not needed anymore. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-compiler/pull/6350
+
 #### :bug: Bug Fix
 
 - Fixed outcome printer resolution of uncurried config. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-compiler/pull/6353
diff --git a/jscomp/bsb/bsb_exception.ml b/jscomp/bsb/bsb_exception.ml
index c6bd9fbdc2..ed3bc22134 100644
--- a/jscomp/bsb/bsb_exception.ml
+++ b/jscomp/bsb/bsb_exception.ml
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ let print (fmt : Format.formatter) (x : error) =
         Format.fprintf fmt
           "File \"bsconfig.json\", line 1\n\
            @{<error>Error:@} package @{<error>%s@} not found or built %s\n\
-           - Did you install it?\n\
-           - If you did, did you run `rescript build -with-deps`?" name in_json
+           - Did you install it?" name in_json
   | Json_config (pos, s) ->
       Format.fprintf fmt
         "File %S, line %d:\n\
diff --git a/jscomp/bsb_exe/rescript_main.ml b/jscomp/bsb_exe/rescript_main.ml
index d3d03c16e7..8d041534f4 100644
--- a/jscomp/bsb_exe/rescript_main.ml
+++ b/jscomp/bsb_exe/rescript_main.ml
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ let separator = "--"
 
 let watch_mode = ref false
 
-let make_world = ref false
-
 let do_install = ref false
 
 let force_regenerate = ref false
@@ -109,24 +107,6 @@ let install_target () =
   let eid = Bsb_unix.run_command_execv install_command in
   if eid <> 0 then Bsb_unix.command_fatal_error install_command eid
 
-(** check if every dependency installation dierctory is there 
-    This is in hot path, so we want it to be fast.
-    The heuristics is that if the installation directory is not there,
-    we definitely need build the world.
-    If it is there, we do not check if it is up-to-date, since that's
-    going be slow, user can use `-with-deps` to enforce such check
-*)
-let check_deps_installation_directory (config_opt : Bsb_config_types.t option) :
-    bool =
-  match config_opt with
-  | Some { bs_dependencies; bs_dev_dependencies } ->
-      not
-        (Ext_list.for_all bs_dependencies (fun x ->
-             Ext_sys.is_directory_no_exn x.package_install_path)
-        && Ext_list.for_all bs_dev_dependencies (fun x ->
-               Ext_sys.is_directory_no_exn x.package_install_path))
-  | None -> false
-
 let build_subcommand ~start argv argv_len =
   let i = Ext_array.rfind_with_index argv Ext_string.equal separator in
 
@@ -135,10 +115,10 @@ let build_subcommand ~start argv argv_len =
     ~argv
     [|
       ("-w", unit_set_spec watch_mode, "Watch mode");
-      ("-with-deps", unit_set_spec make_world, "Build dependencies explicitly");
+      ("-with-deps", unit_set_spec (ref true), "*deprecated* This is the default behavior now. This option will be removed in a future release");
       ( "-install",
         unit_set_spec do_install,
-        "*internal* Install public interface files for dependencies " );
+        "*internal* Install public interface files for dependencies" );
       (* This should be put in a subcommand
          previously it works with the implication `bsb && bsb -install`
       *)
@@ -162,15 +142,8 @@ let build_subcommand ~start argv argv_len =
   | _ ->
       let config_opt =
         Bsb_ninja_regen.regenerate_ninja ~package_kind:Toplevel
-          ~per_proj_dir:Bsb_global_paths.cwd ~forced:!force_regenerate
-      in
-      let implict_build = check_deps_installation_directory config_opt in
-      (match (!make_world, implict_build) with
-      | true, _ ->
-          Bsb_world.make_world_deps Bsb_global_paths.cwd config_opt ninja_args
-      | false, true ->
-          Bsb_world.make_world_deps Bsb_global_paths.cwd config_opt [||]
-      | false, false -> ());
+          ~per_proj_dir:Bsb_global_paths.cwd ~forced:!force_regenerate in
+      Bsb_world.make_world_deps Bsb_global_paths.cwd config_opt ninja_args;
       if !do_install then install_target ();
       if !watch_mode then exit 0 (* let the watcher do the build*)
       else ninja_command_exit ninja_args
@@ -179,8 +152,8 @@ let clean_subcommand ~start argv =
   Bsb_arg.parse_exn ~usage:clean_usage ~start ~argv
     [|
       ( "-with-deps",
-        unit_set_spec make_world,
-        "*internal* Clean dependencies too" );
+        unit_set_spec (ref true),
+        "*deprecated* This is the default behavior now. This option will be removed in a future release" );
       ("-verbose", call_spec Bsb_log.verbose, "Set the output to be verbose");
     |]
     failed_annon;
@@ -226,10 +199,8 @@ let () =
       (* specialize this path which is used in watcher *)
       let config_opt =
         Bsb_ninja_regen.regenerate_ninja ~package_kind:Toplevel ~forced:false
-          ~per_proj_dir:Bsb_global_paths.cwd
-      in
-      if !make_world || check_deps_installation_directory config_opt then
-        Bsb_world.make_world_deps Bsb_global_paths.cwd config_opt [||];
+          ~per_proj_dir:Bsb_global_paths.cwd in
+      Bsb_world.make_world_deps Bsb_global_paths.cwd config_opt [||];
       ninja_command_exit [||])
     else
       match argv.(1) with
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/case/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/case/package.json
index 898b6615c6..619a22e950 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/case/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/case/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "case",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/case2/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/case2/package.json
index 904aebe85d..a082d7015b 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/case2/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/case2/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "case2",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/case3/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/case3/package.json
index 9e2e287019..0c46a3dfde 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/case3/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/case3/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "case3",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/custom_namespace/input.js b/jscomp/build_tests/custom_namespace/input.js
index a1201cbe5b..f100581dbc 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/custom_namespace/input.js
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/custom_namespace/input.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var path = require("path");
 var assert = require("assert");
 var rescript_exe = require("../../../scripts/bin_path").rescript_exe;
 
-child_process.execSync(`${rescript_exe} clean -with-deps && ${rescript_exe} build`, {
+child_process.execSync(`${rescript_exe} clean && ${rescript_exe} build`, {
   cwd: __dirname,
 });
 
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/custom_namespace/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/custom_namespace/package.json
index 0afe9e776b..ff3881a660 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/custom_namespace/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/custom_namespace/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "namespace",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/cycle/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/cycle/package.json
index d05af4c597..488bf6bcd2 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/cycle/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/cycle/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "cycle",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/cycle1/input.js b/jscomp/build_tests/cycle1/input.js
index 9c9b0a8dbc..c8453f94b6 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/cycle1/input.js
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/cycle1/input.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 var rescript_exe = require("../../../scripts/bin_path").rescript_exe
 
-cp.execSync(`${rescript_exe} clean -with-deps`, { cwd: __dirname, });
+cp.execSync(`${rescript_exe} clean`, { cwd: __dirname, });
 
 var output = cp.spawnSync(rescript_exe, { encoding: "utf8", shell: true });
 
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/input.js b/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/input.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 97de262636..0000000000
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/input.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-//@ts-check
-
-var cp = require("child_process");
-var assert = require("assert");
-var targetOne = `test/test.cmj`;
-var targetTwo = `src/demo.cmj`;
-var rescript_exe = require("../../../scripts/bin_path").rescript_exe
-
-
-cp.exec(
-  `${rescript_exe} build -- -t commands ${targetOne}`,
-  { encoding: "ascii" },
-  function (err, output) {
-    if (err !== null) {
-      console.error("unexpected");
-      throw err;
-    }
-    assert(output.split("\n").some((x) => x.includes("weird")));
-    cp.exec(
-      `${rescript_exe} build -- -t commands ${targetTwo}`,
-      { encoding: "ascii" },
-      function (err, output) {
-        if (err !== null) {
-          console.error("unexpected");
-          throw err;
-        }
-        assert(output.split("\n").some((x) => x.includes("weird")) === false);
-      }
-    );
-    
-  }
-);
-
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/node_modules/weird/bsconfig.json b/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/node_modules/weird/bsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a8c265c5a1..0000000000
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/node_modules/weird/bsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "name" : "weird",
-    "sources" : "."   
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/node_modules/weird/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/node_modules/weird/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/package-lock.json b/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/package-lock.json
deleted file mode 100644
index aeb405016b..0000000000
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/package-lock.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "devdeps",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
-  "lockfileVersion": 2,
-  "requires": true,
-  "packages": {
-    "": {
-      "name": "devdeps",
-      "version": "0.1.0",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "rescript": "file:../../.."
-      },
-      "devDependencies": {
-        "bs-platform": "^5.0.5"
-      }
-    },
-    "../../..": {
-      "version": "10.0.0",
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
-      "bin": {
-        "bsc": "bsc",
-        "bstracing": "lib/bstracing",
-        "rescript": "rescript"
-      },
-      "devDependencies": {
-        "mocha": "^7.2.0",
-        "nyc": "^15.0.0"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/bs-platform": {
-      "version": "5.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bs-platform/-/bs-platform-5.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3ISP+RBC/NYILiJnphCY0W3RTYpQ11JGa2dBBLVug5fpFZ0qtSaL3ZplD8MyjNeXX2bC7xgrWfgBSn8Tc9om7Q==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "bin": {
-        "bsb": "lib/bsb",
-        "bsc": "lib/bsc",
-        "bstracing": "lib/bstracing"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/rescript": {
-      "resolved": "../../..",
-      "link": true
-    }
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "bs-platform": {
-      "version": "5.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bs-platform/-/bs-platform-5.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3ISP+RBC/NYILiJnphCY0W3RTYpQ11JGa2dBBLVug5fpFZ0qtSaL3ZplD8MyjNeXX2bC7xgrWfgBSn8Tc9om7Q==",
-      "dev": true
-    },
-    "rescript": {
-      "version": "file:../../..",
-      "requires": {
-        "mocha": "^7.2.0",
-        "nyc": "^15.0.0"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/devonly/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/devonly/package.json
index 0cb91838dc..18aeaf4fa2 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/devonly/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/devonly/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "devonly",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/a/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/a/package.json
index 204c7c3f1b..3bfbac807f 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/a/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/a/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "rescript build",
     "start": "rescript build -w",
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps"
+    "clean": "rescript clean"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "BuckleScript"
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/b/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/b/package.json
index c7de682d62..21032b3ede 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/b/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "rescript build",
     "start": "rescript build -w",
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps"
+    "clean": "rescript clean"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "BuckleScript"
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/c/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/c/package.json
index 7dd155cf21..0eb39d1031 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/c/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/c/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "rescript build",
     "start": "rescript build -w",
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps"
+    "clean": "rescript clean"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "BuckleScript"
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/input.js b/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/input.js
index ad80c4849f..66c2e0e9e4 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/input.js
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/input.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function postProcessErrorOutput (output) {
   output = output.replace(new RegExp(__dirname, 'gi'), '.')
   return output
 }
-child_process.execSync(`${rescript_exe} clean -with-deps`,{cwd:__dirname})
+child_process.execSync(`${rescript_exe} clean`,{cwd:__dirname})
 child_process.exec(rescript_exe, {cwd: __dirname}, (err, stdout, stderr) => {
   const actualErrorOutput = postProcessErrorOutput(stderr.toString())
   if (updateTests) {
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/package.json
index 081c040d74..365f79e5cc 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/duplicated_symlinked_packages/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "duplicated-symlinked-packages",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/exports/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/exports/package.json
index cd635a2973..8ee100cf4d 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/exports/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/exports/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "exports",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/hyphen2/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/hyphen2/package.json
index 5ccd3a7392..28ed7a112e 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/hyphen2/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/hyphen2/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "hyphen2",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/install/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/install/package.json
index cc2f43b321..7ed8983cb4 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/install/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/install/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "install",
     "version": "0.1.0",
     "scripts": {
-      "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+      "clean": "rescript clean",
       "build": "rescript build",
       "install": "rescript build -install",
       "watch": "rescript build -w"
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/nested/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/nested/package.json
index ca296ee78c..9aa6fb8598 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/nested/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/nested/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nested",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/nnest/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/nnest/package.json
index ca296ee78c..9aa6fb8598 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/nnest/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/nnest/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nested",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/ns/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/ns/package.json
index b1bb64129e..b3a92351f4 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/ns/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/ns/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "ns",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/post-build/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/post-build/package.json
index 40ef7c6a29..2ad2b88c93 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/post-build/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/post-build/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "post-build",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/rerror/input.js b/jscomp/build_tests/rerror/input.js
index 426b544d23..77fb6044ba 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/rerror/input.js
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/rerror/input.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var child_process = require("child_process");
 var assert = require("assert");
 var rescript_exe = require("../../../scripts/bin_path").rescript_exe;
-child_process.spawnSync(`${rescript_exe} clean -with-deps`, {
+child_process.spawnSync(`${rescript_exe} clean`, {
   cwd: __dirname,
   encoding: "utf8",
 });
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/rerror/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/rerror/package.json
index f2a1c06e89..36908590fb 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/rerror/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/rerror/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "rerror",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/super_errors/expected/modules1.res.expected b/jscomp/build_tests/super_errors/expected/modules1.res.expected
index 1ea2fe29e5..309f16af3d 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/super_errors/expected/modules1.res.expected
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/super_errors/expected/modules1.res.expected
@@ -7,7 +7,5 @@
 
   The module or file Foo can't be found.
   - If it's a third-party dependency:
-    - Did you list it in bsconfig.json?
-    - Did you run `rescript build` instead of `rescript build -with-deps`
-      (latter builds third-parties)?
-  - Did you include the file's directory in bsconfig.json?
\ No newline at end of file
+    - Did you add it to the "bs-dependencies" or "bs-dev-dependencies" in bsconfig.json?
+  - Did you include the file's directory to the "sources" in bsconfig.json?
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/uncurried-always/input.js b/jscomp/build_tests/uncurried-always/input.js
index 086ace1115..3d512d1e61 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/uncurried-always/input.js
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/uncurried-always/input.js
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 var rescript_exe = require("../../../scripts/bin_path").rescript_exe
 
-cp.execSync(`${rescript_exe} clean -with-deps`, { cwd: __dirname, });
+cp.execSync(`${rescript_exe} clean`, { cwd: __dirname, });
 cp.execSync(`${rescript_exe}`, { cwd: __dirname, });
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/.gitignore b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/.gitignore
rename to jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/.gitignore
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/README.md b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/README.md
rename to jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/README.md
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/bsconfig.json b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/bsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64a146c503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/bsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "name": "weird_devdeps",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "sources": [{
+    "dir" : "src",
+    "subdirs" : true
+  },
+    {
+      "dir" : "test",
+      "type" : "dev"
+    }
+],
+  "package-specs": {
+    "module": "commonjs",
+    "in-source": true
+  },
+  "suffix": ".bs.js",
+  "bs-dependencies": [
+    "weird"
+  ],
+  "warnings": {"error":"+101"}
+}
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/input.js b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e2a156015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//@ts-check
+
+var cp = require("child_process");
+var assert = require("assert");
+var rescript_exe = require("../../../scripts/bin_path").rescript_exe;
+
+var out = cp.spawnSync(rescript_exe, {
+  cwd: __dirname,
+  encoding: "utf8",
+});
+
+if (out.stdout !== "") {
+  assert.fail(out.stdout);
+} else {
+  assert.equal(
+    out.stderr,
+    [
+      'File "bsconfig.json", line 1',
+      "Error: package weird not found or built ",
+      "- Did you install it?",
+      "",
+    ].join("\n")
+  );
+}
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/package-lock.json b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4eb41c87e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "weird_deps",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 2,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "weird_deps",
+      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/package.json
similarity index 54%
rename from jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/package.json
rename to jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/package.json
index a64f246beb..7c028a9906 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "name": "devdeps",
+  "name": "weird_deps",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
@@ -10,8 +10,5 @@
     "BuckleScript"
   ],
   "author": "",
-  "license": "MIT",
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "bs-platform": "^5.0.5"
-  }
+  "license": "MIT"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/src/demo.res b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/src/demo.res
similarity index 100%
rename from jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/src/demo.res
rename to jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/src/demo.res
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/test/test.res b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/test/test.res
similarity index 100%
rename from jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/test/test.res
rename to jscomp/build_tests/weird_deps/test/test.res
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/.gitignore b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c2bb277a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+*.exe
+*.obj
+*.out
+*.compile
+*.native
+*.byte
+*.cmo
+*.annot
+*.cmi
+*.cmx
+*.cmt
+*.cmti
+*.cma
+*.a
+*.cmxa
+*.obj
+*~
+*.annot
+*.cmj
+*.bak
+lib/bs
+*.mlast
+*.mliast
+.vscode
+.merlin
+.bsb.lock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/README.md b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c02d2a072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+
+# Build
+```
+npm run build
+```
+
+# Watch
+
+```
+npm run watch
+```
+
+
+# Editor
+If you use `vscode`, Press `Windows + Shift + B` it will build automatically
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/bsconfig.json b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/bsconfig.json
similarity index 92%
rename from jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/bsconfig.json
rename to jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/bsconfig.json
index 04e9b0a7ff..9b8640aff3 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/devdeps/bsconfig.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/bsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "devdeps",
+  "name": "weird_devdeps",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "sources": [{
     "dir" : "src",
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/input.js b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e2a156015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//@ts-check
+
+var cp = require("child_process");
+var assert = require("assert");
+var rescript_exe = require("../../../scripts/bin_path").rescript_exe;
+
+var out = cp.spawnSync(rescript_exe, {
+  cwd: __dirname,
+  encoding: "utf8",
+});
+
+if (out.stdout !== "") {
+  assert.fail(out.stdout);
+} else {
+  assert.equal(
+    out.stderr,
+    [
+      'File "bsconfig.json", line 1',
+      "Error: package weird not found or built ",
+      "- Did you install it?",
+      "",
+    ].join("\n")
+  );
+}
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/package-lock.json b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5688c31658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+  "name": "weird_devdeps",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 2,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "weird_devdeps",
+      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "../../..": {
+      "name": "rescript",
+      "version": "11.0.0-rc.2",
+      "extraneous": true,
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
+      "bin": {
+        "bsc": "bsc",
+        "bstracing": "lib/bstracing",
+        "rescript": "rescript"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "mocha": "^10.1.0",
+        "nyc": "^15.0.0",
+        "prettier": "^2.7.1",
+        "rollup": "^0.49.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7116d34eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "weird_devdeps",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "scripts": {
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
+    "build": "rescript build",
+    "watch": "rescript build -w"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "BuckleScript"
+  ],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "MIT"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/src/demo.res b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/src/demo.res
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9af096591d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/src/demo.res
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+let () = Js.log("Hello, BuckleScript")
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/test/test.res b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/test/test.res
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b13789179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_devdeps/test/test.res
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_names/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_names/package.json
index 3ad2923e99..4759556a0c 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/weird_names/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/weird_names/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "weird_names",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/x-y/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/x-y/package.json
index 19ab447311..b614a74983 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/x-y/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/x-y/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "x-y",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/build_tests/zerocycle/package.json b/jscomp/build_tests/zerocycle/package.json
index e44e7f662d..0329044793 100644
--- a/jscomp/build_tests/zerocycle/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/build_tests/zerocycle/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "zerocycle",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "scripts": {
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "build": "rescript build",
     "watch": "rescript build -w"
   },
diff --git a/jscomp/gentype_tests/typescript-react-example/package.json b/jscomp/gentype_tests/typescript-react-example/package.json
index b8a0cec5b8..8ff3dda051 100644
--- a/jscomp/gentype_tests/typescript-react-example/package.json
+++ b/jscomp/gentype_tests/typescript-react-example/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "rescript build -w",
     "build": "rescript",
-    "clean": "rescript clean -with-deps",
+    "clean": "rescript clean",
     "tsc": "tsc -p tsconfig.json"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/jscomp/ml/typetexp.ml b/jscomp/ml/typetexp.ml
index 7825b4eef5..5e632574eb 100644
--- a/jscomp/ml/typetexp.ml
+++ b/jscomp/ml/typetexp.ml
@@ -993,11 +993,9 @@ let report_error env ppf = function
           Format.fprintf ppf "@[<v>\
                               @{<info>The module or file %a can't be found.@}@,\
                               @[<v 2>- If it's a third-party dependency:@,\
-                              - Did you list it in bsconfig.json?@,\
-                              - @[Did you run `rescript build` instead of `rescript build -with-deps`@ (latter builds third-parties)@]?\
-                              @]@,\
-                              - Did you include the file's directory in bsconfig.json?@]\
-                              @]"
+                              - Did you add it to the \"bs-dependencies\" or \"bs-dev-dependencies\" in bsconfig.json?@]@,\
+                              - Did you include the file's directory to the \"sources\" in bsconfig.json?@,\
+                              "
             Printtyp.longident lid
         end
     end;