diff --git a/constraints.pro b/constraints.pro
index a07ab0dc84..ef2a0370a8 100644
--- a/constraints.pro
+++ b/constraints.pro
@@ -224,14 +224,13 @@ gen_enforced_dependency(WorkspaceCwd, DependencyIdent, OtherDependencyRange, Dep
   npm_version_range_out_of_sync(DependencyRange, OtherDependencyRange).
 
 % If a dependency is listed under "dependencies", it should not be listed under
-% any other "*dependencies" lists. We match on the same dependency range so that
-% if a dependency is listed twice in the same manifest, their versions are
-% synchronized and then this constraint will apply and remove the "right"
-% duplicate.
+% "devDependencies". We match on the same dependency range so that if a
+% dependency is listed under both lists, their versions are synchronized and
+% then this constraint will apply and remove the "right" duplicate.
 gen_enforced_dependency(WorkspaceCwd, DependencyIdent, null, DependencyType) :-
   workspace_has_dependency(WorkspaceCwd, DependencyIdent, DependencyRange, 'dependencies'),
   workspace_has_dependency(WorkspaceCwd, DependencyIdent, DependencyRange, DependencyType),
-  DependencyType \= 'dependencies'.
+  DependencyType == 'devDependencies'.
 
 % eth-query has an unlisted dependency on babel-runtime, so that package needs
 % to be present if eth-query is present.
diff --git a/packages/assets-controllers/package.json b/packages/assets-controllers/package.json
index 55cfbc671a..b23465236f 100644
--- a/packages/assets-controllers/package.json
+++ b/packages/assets-controllers/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
     "typedoc-plugin-missing-exports": "^0.22.6",
     "typescript": "~4.6.3"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@metamask/network-controller": "workspace:^"
+  },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=14.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/gas-fee-controller/package.json b/packages/gas-fee-controller/package.json
index ed2a998d7b..5adfc15ce1 100644
--- a/packages/gas-fee-controller/package.json
+++ b/packages/gas-fee-controller/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
     "typedoc-plugin-missing-exports": "^0.22.6",
     "typescript": "~4.6.3"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@metamask/network-controller": "workspace:^"
+  },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=14.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/permission-controller/package.json b/packages/permission-controller/package.json
index f7197c718d..72368972d7 100644
--- a/packages/permission-controller/package.json
+++ b/packages/permission-controller/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
     "typedoc-plugin-missing-exports": "^0.22.6",
     "typescript": "~4.6.3"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "@metamask/approval-controller": "workspace:^"
+  },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=14.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 500519c790..ac121c4ecc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1434,6 +1434,8 @@ __metadata:
     typedoc-plugin-missing-exports: ^0.22.6
     typescript: ~4.6.3
     uuid: ^8.3.2
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@metamask/network-controller": "workspace:^"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -1707,6 +1709,8 @@ __metadata:
     typedoc-plugin-missing-exports: ^0.22.6
     typescript: ~4.6.3
     uuid: ^8.3.2
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@metamask/network-controller": "workspace:^"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
@@ -1844,6 +1848,8 @@ __metadata:
     typedoc: ^0.22.15
     typedoc-plugin-missing-exports: ^0.22.6
     typescript: ~4.6.3
+  peerDependencies:
+    "@metamask/approval-controller": "workspace:^"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft