diff --git a/scripts/remove-alfresco-dependencies.sh b/scripts/remove-alfresco-dependencies.sh
index 470f880dc9..bf3bf31893 100755
--- a/scripts/remove-alfresco-dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/remove-alfresco-dependencies.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 
 echo "====== Removing Alfresco dependencies from package.json ====="
 
-grep -wirn '@alfresco*' $DIR/../package.json
-
-sed -i '' '/@alfresco*/,// d' $DIR/../package.json
+grep -wirn '@alfresco\/adf*' $DIR/../package.json
+sed -i '' 's/"@alfresco\/adf-[^,]*,//' $DIR/../package.json
+sed -i '' '/^[[:space:]]*$/d' $DIR/../package.json
 
 echo "====== Alfresco dependencies removed from package.json ====="