diff --git a/npm/create-cypress-tests/package.json b/npm/create-cypress-tests/package.json
index e52091e85c9f..7b6c5d0ba0d1 100644
--- a/npm/create-cypress-tests/package.json
+++ b/npm/create-cypress-tests/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     "copy": "0.3.2",
     "mocha": "7.1.1",
     "mock-fs": "5.1.1",
-    "shx": "0.3.3",
     "snap-shot-it": "7.9.3",
     "typescript": "^4.7.4"
   },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a168fda3807..c8a1778796d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "4.18.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "4.18.0",
     "@urql/introspection": "^0.3.0",
-    "arg": "4.1.2",
     "ascii-table": "0.0.9",
     "autobarrel": "^1.1.0",
     "aws-sdk": "2.814.0",
@@ -195,7 +194,6 @@
     "semantic-release-monorepo": "7.0.3",
     "semver": "7.3.2",
     "shelljs": "0.8.5",
-    "shx": "0.3.3",
     "sinon": "7.3.2",
     "snap-shot-it": "7.9.3",
     "start-server-and-test": "1.10.8",
diff --git a/scripts/binary/move-binaries.ts b/scripts/binary/move-binaries.ts
index 2b4a8a67e243..6effc892df1e 100644
--- a/scripts/binary/move-binaries.ts
+++ b/scripts/binary/move-binaries.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ import { s3helpers } from './s3-api'
 const debug = require('debug')('cypress:binary')
 import la from 'lazy-ass'
 import is from 'check-more-types'
-// using "arg" module for parsing CLI arguments
-// because it plays really nicely with TypeScript
-import arg from 'arg'
+
+import minimist from 'minimist'
 import pluralize from 'pluralize'
 
 // inquirer-confirm is missing type definition
@@ -112,36 +111,38 @@ export const prompts = {
  */
 export const moveBinaries = async (args = []) => {
   debug('moveBinaries with args %o', args)
-  const options = arg({
-    '--s3bucket': String,
-    '--s3folder': String,
-    '--commit': String,
-    '--version': String,
+
+  const supportedOptions = [
+    's3bucket',
+    's3folder',
+    'commit',
+    'version',
     // optional, if passed, only the binary for that platform will be moved
-    '--platformArch': String,
-    // aliases
-    '--sha': '--commit',
-    '-v': '--version',
-  }, {
-    argv: args.slice(2),
+    'platformArch',
+  ]
+
+  const options = minimist(args.slice(2), {
+    string: supportedOptions,
+    alias: {
+      commit: ['sha'],
+      version: ['v'],
+    },
   })
 
   debug('moveBinaries with options %o', options)
 
-  // @ts-ignore
-  la(is.commitId(options['--commit']), 'missing or invalid commit SHA', options)
-  // @ts-ignore
-  la(is.semver(options['--version']), 'missing version to collect', options)
+  la(is.commitId(options.commit), 'missing or invalid commit SHA', options)
+  la(is.semver(options.version), 'missing version to collect', options)
 
   const releaseOptions: ReleaseInformation = {
-    commit: options['--commit'],
-    version: options['--version'],
+    commit: options.commit,
+    version: options.version,
   }
 
   const credentials = await uploadUtils.getS3Credentials()
   const aws = {
-    'bucket': options['--s3bucket'] || uploadUtils.S3Configuration.bucket,
-    'folder': options['--s3folder'] || uploadUtils.S3Configuration.releaseFolder,
+    bucket: options.s3bucket || uploadUtils.S3Configuration.bucket,
+    folder: options.s3folder || uploadUtils.S3Configuration.releaseFolder,
   }
 
   const s3 = s3helpers.makeS3(credentials)
@@ -151,8 +152,8 @@ export const moveBinaries = async (args = []) => {
 
   let platforms: platformArch[] = uploadUtils.getValidPlatformArchs() as platformArch[]
 
-  if (options['--platformArch']) {
-    const onlyPlatform = options['--platformArch']
+  if (options.platformArch) {
+    const onlyPlatform = options.platformArch
 
     console.log('only moving single platform %s', onlyPlatform)
     la(uploadUtils.isValidPlatformArch(onlyPlatform), 'invalid platform-arch', onlyPlatform)
diff --git a/scripts/sanitize.js b/scripts/sanitize.js
index 15dbded11763..da8e9c7763da 100644
--- a/scripts/sanitize.js
+++ b/scripts/sanitize.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // call this script to sanitize output of the command
 // AFTER converting ANSI escape codes into HTML tags
-const arg = require('arg')
+const minimist = require('minimist')
 
-const args = arg({
-  '--type': String,
+const args = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
+  string: ['cli-info'],
 })
 
 const sanitizeCliInfo = () => {
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ const sanitizeCliInfo = () => {
   })
 }
 
-switch (args['--type']) {
+switch (args.type) {
   case 'cli-info':
     sanitizeCliInfo()
     break
   default:
-    throw new Error(`Unknown STDOUT type to sanitize "${args['--type']}"`)
+    throw new Error(`Unknown STDOUT type to sanitize "${args.type}"`)
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 99448576b2d8..9993e196b22b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8689,11 +8689,6 @@ arg@4.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/arg/-/arg-4.1.0.tgz#583c518199419e0037abb74062c37f8519e575f0"
   integrity sha512-ZWc51jO3qegGkVh8Hwpv636EkbesNV5ZNQPCtRa+0qytRYPEs9IYT9qITY9buezqUH5uqyzlWLcufrzU2rffdg==
 
-arg@4.1.2:
-  version "4.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/arg/-/arg-4.1.2.tgz#e70c90579e02c63d80e3ad4e31d8bfdb8bd50064"
-  integrity sha512-+ytCkGcBtHZ3V2r2Z06AncYO8jz46UEamcspGoU8lHcEbpn6J77QK0vdWvChsclg/tM5XIJC5tnjmPp7Eq6Obg==
-
 arg@4.1.3, arg@^4.1.0:
   version "4.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/arg/-/arg-4.1.3.tgz#269fc7ad5b8e42cb63c896d5666017261c144089"
@@ -26663,7 +26658,7 @@ shell-quote@^1.6.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shell-quote/-/shell-quote-1.7.3.tgz#aa40edac170445b9a431e17bb62c0b881b9c4123"
   integrity sha512-Vpfqwm4EnqGdlsBFNmHhxhElJYrdfcxPThu+ryKS5J8L/fhAwLazFZtq+S+TWZ9ANj2piSQLGj6NQg+lKPmxrw==
 
-shelljs@0.8.5, shelljs@^0.8.4:
+shelljs@0.8.5:
   version "0.8.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.5.tgz#de055408d8361bed66c669d2f000538ced8ee20c"
   integrity sha512-TiwcRcrkhHvbrZbnRcFYMLl30Dfov3HKqzp5tO5b4pt6G/SezKcYhmDg15zXVBswHmctSAQKznqNW2LO5tTDow==
@@ -26681,14 +26676,6 @@ shiki@^0.9.12:
     onigasm "^2.2.5"
     vscode-textmate "5.2.0"
 
-shx@0.3.3:
-  version "0.3.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shx/-/shx-0.3.3.tgz#681a88c7c10db15abe18525349ed474f0f1e7b9f"
-  integrity sha512-nZJ3HFWVoTSyyB+evEKjJ1STiixGztlqwKLTUNV5KqMWtGey9fTd4KU1gdZ1X9BV6215pswQ/Jew9NsuS/fNDA==
-  dependencies:
-    minimist "^1.2.3"
-    shelljs "^0.8.4"
-
 side-channel@^1.0.4:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/side-channel/-/side-channel-1.0.4.tgz#efce5c8fdc104ee751b25c58d4290011fa5ea2cf"