diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9203739fd..26a6e76fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangel
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- [Refactor] switch to an internal replacement for `pkg-up` and `read-pkg-up` ([#2047], [@mgwalker])
+
 ### Added
 - [`no-unresolved`]: add `caseSensitiveStrict` option ([#1262], thanks [@sergei-startsev])
 - [`no-unused-modules`]: add eslint v8 support ([#2194], thanks [@coderaiser])
@@ -915,7 +918,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [#2160]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2160
 [#2158]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2158
 [#2156]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2156
-[#2149]: https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2149
+[#2149]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2149
 [#2146]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2146
 [#2140]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2140
 [#2138]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2138
@@ -928,6 +931,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [#2083]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2083
 [#2075]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2075
 [#2071]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2071
+[#2047]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2047
 [#2034]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2034
 [#2028]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2028
 [#2026]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/pull/2026
@@ -1172,8 +1176,8 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [#2161]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/issues/2161
 [#2118]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/issues/2118
 [#2067]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/issues/2067
-[#2056]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/issues/2056
 [#2063]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/issues/2063
+[#2056]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/issues/2056
 [#1998]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/issues/1998
 [#1965]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/issues/1965
 [#1924]: https://github.com/import-js/eslint-plugin-import/issues/1924
@@ -1492,6 +1496,7 @@ for info on changes for earlier releases.
 [@Maxim-Mazurok]: https://github.com/Maxim-Mazurok
 [@maxkomarychev]: https://github.com/maxkomarychev
 [@maxmalov]: https://github.com/maxmalov
+[@mgwalker]: https://github.com/mgwalker
 [@MikeyBeLike]: https://github.com/MikeyBeLike
 [@mplewis]: https://github.com/mplewis
 [@nickofthyme]: https://github.com/nickofthyme
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b845b609d..08d5699f6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -104,14 +104,11 @@
     "doctrine": "^2.1.0",
     "eslint-import-resolver-node": "^0.3.6",
     "eslint-module-utils": "^2.6.2",
-    "find-up": "^2.0.0",
     "has": "^1.0.3",
     "is-core-module": "^2.6.0",
     "is-glob": "^4.0.1",
     "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
     "object.values": "^1.1.4",
-    "pkg-up": "^2.0.0",
-    "read-pkg-up": "^3.0.0",
     "resolve": "^1.20.0",
     "tsconfig-paths": "^3.11.0"
   }
diff --git a/src/core/packagePath.js b/src/core/packagePath.js
index a8c3c6763..2b5a2d41e 100644
--- a/src/core/packagePath.js
+++ b/src/core/packagePath.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { dirname } from 'path';
-import findUp from 'find-up';
-import readPkgUp from 'read-pkg-up';
+import pkgUp from 'eslint-module-utils/pkgUp';
+import readPkgUp from 'eslint-module-utils/readPkgUp';
 
 
 export function getContextPackagePath(context) {
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ export function getContextPackagePath(context) {
 }
 
 export function getFilePackagePath(filePath) {
-  const fp = findUp.sync('package.json', { cwd: filePath });
+  const fp = pkgUp({ cwd: filePath });
   return dirname(fp);
 }
 
 export function getFilePackageName(filePath) {
-  const { pkg, path } = readPkgUp.sync({ cwd: filePath, normalize: false });
+  const { pkg, path } = readPkgUp({ cwd: filePath, normalize: false });
   if (pkg) {
     // recursion in case of intermediate esm package.json without name found
     return pkg.name || getFilePackageName(dirname(dirname(path)));
diff --git a/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js b/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
index 8d2e294cc..06a724a09 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-extraneous-dependencies.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
-import readPkgUp from 'read-pkg-up';
+import readPkgUp from 'eslint-module-utils/readPkgUp';
 import minimatch from 'minimatch';
 import resolve from 'eslint-module-utils/resolve';
 import moduleVisitor from 'eslint-module-utils/moduleVisitor';
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function getDependencies(context, packageDir) {
       Object.assign(
         packageContent,
         extractDepFields(
-          readPkgUp.sync({ cwd: context.getPhysicalFilename ? context.getPhysicalFilename() : context.getFilename(), normalize: false }).pkg
+          readPkgUp({ cwd: context.getPhysicalFilename ? context.getPhysicalFilename() : context.getFilename(), normalize: false }).pkg
         )
       );
     }
diff --git a/src/rules/no-import-module-exports.js b/src/rules/no-import-module-exports.js
index 50ba212c8..45710929c 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-import-module-exports.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-import-module-exports.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import minimatch from 'minimatch';
 import path from 'path';
-import pkgUp from 'pkg-up';
+import pkgUp from 'eslint-module-utils/pkgUp';
 
 function getEntryPoint(context) {
-  const pkgPath = pkgUp.sync(context.getPhysicalFilename ? context.getPhysicalFilename() : context.getFilename());
+  const pkgPath = pkgUp({ cwd: context.getPhysicalFilename ? context.getPhysicalFilename() : context.getFilename() });
   try {
     return require.resolve(path.dirname(pkgPath));
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js b/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js
index 90c1ecc70..714eb3f5e 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-relative-packages.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'path';
-import readPkgUp from 'read-pkg-up';
+import readPkgUp from 'eslint-module-utils/readPkgUp';
 
 import resolve from 'eslint-module-utils/resolve';
 import moduleVisitor, { makeOptionsSchema } from 'eslint-module-utils/moduleVisitor';
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import importType from '../core/importType';
 import docsUrl from '../docsUrl';
 
 function findNamedPackage(filePath) {
-  const found = readPkgUp.sync({ cwd: filePath, normalize: false });
+  const found = readPkgUp({ cwd: filePath });
   if (found.pkg && !found.pkg.name) {
     return findNamedPackage(path.join(found.path, '../..'));
   }
diff --git a/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js b/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
index ab347bd8c..068eb911c 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-unused-modules.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import resolve from 'eslint-module-utils/resolve';
 import visit from 'eslint-module-utils/visit';
 import docsUrl from '../docsUrl';
 import { dirname, join } from 'path';
-import readPkgUp from 'read-pkg-up';
+import readPkgUp from 'eslint-module-utils/readPkgUp';
 import values from 'object.values';
 import includes from 'array-includes';
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ const newDefaultImportExists = specifiers =>
   specifiers.some(({ type }) => type === IMPORT_DEFAULT_SPECIFIER);
 
 const fileIsInPkg = file => {
-  const { path, pkg } = readPkgUp.sync({ cwd: file, normalize: false });
+  const { path, pkg } = readPkgUp({ cwd: file });
   const basePath = dirname(path);
 
   const checkPkgFieldString = pkgField => {
diff --git a/tests/files/package.json b/tests/files/package.json
index de1d80275..365f02b6e 100644
--- a/tests/files/package.json
+++ b/tests/files/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "esm-package": "^1.0.0",
     "jquery": "^3.1.0",
     "lodash.cond": "^4.3.0",
-    "pkg-up": "^1.0.0",
+    "find-up": "^1.0.0",
     "rxjs": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
diff --git a/utils/readPkgUp.js b/utils/readPkgUp.js
index 245afde68..6a6a1eea3 100644
--- a/utils/readPkgUp.js
+++ b/utils/readPkgUp.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function stripBOM(str) {
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 exports.default = function readPkgUp(opts) {
-  const fp = pkgUp(opts.cwd);
+  const fp = pkgUp(opts);
 
   if (!fp) {
     return {};