diff --git a/packages/gluestack-ui/src/dependencies.ts b/packages/gluestack-ui/src/dependencies.ts
index 9cd643130..caaf55efe 100644
--- a/packages/gluestack-ui/src/dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/gluestack-ui/src/dependencies.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ const projectBasedDependencies: Dependencies = {
       '@gluestack-ui/core': '^3.0.10',
       '@gluestack-ui/utils': '^3.0.11',
     },
+    devDependencies: {
+      'babel-plugin-module-resolver': '^5.0.0',
+    },
   },
   'react-native-cli': {
     dependencies: {
diff --git a/packages/gluestack-ui/src/util/config/expo-config-helper.ts b/packages/gluestack-ui/src/util/config/expo-config-helper.ts
index 3b1853477..345ddee07 100644
--- a/packages/gluestack-ui/src/util/config/expo-config-helper.ts
+++ b/packages/gluestack-ui/src/util/config/expo-config-helper.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import fg from 'fast-glob';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { config } from '../../config';
 import { _currDir, getFilePath, pathResolver } from '.';
-import { PROJECT_SHARED_IGNORE, ExpoResolvedConfig } from './config-types';
-import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import {
+  PROJECT_SHARED_IGNORE,
+  ExpoResolvedConfig,
+} from './config-types';
 import { ensureFilesPromise } from '..';
 import { commonInitialization } from '../init';
 
@@ -88,21 +90,6 @@ async function initNatiwindExpoApp(
   permission: boolean
 ) {
   try {
-    // Use the configured package manager instead of hardcoded npx expo install
-    const packageManager = config.packageManager || 'npm';
-    const commands: { [key: string]: string } = {
-      npm: 'npm install babel-plugin-module-resolver',
-      yarn: 'yarn add babel-plugin-module-resolver',
-      pnpm: 'pnpm add babel-plugin-module-resolver',
-      bun: 'bun add babel-plugin-module-resolver',
-    };
-
-    const installCommand = commands[packageManager];
-    if (installCommand) {
-      execSync(installCommand, {
-        stdio: 'inherit',
-      });
-    }
     await commonInitialization(config.expoProject, resolvedConfig, permission);
   } catch (err) {
     throw new Error((err as Error).message);