diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 32a72c8ae9033..b71acf244cb72 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 				"jquery-color": "3.0.0",
 				"jquery-form": "4.3.0",
 				"jquery-hoverintent": "1.10.2",
-				"json2php": "0.0.12",
 				"jsonlint": "1.6.3",
 				"lodash": "4.17.23",
 				"masonry-layout": "4.2.2",
@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@
 				"grunt-sass": "~4.1.0",
 				"grunt-webpack": "7.0.1",
 				"install-changed": "1.1.0",
+				"json2php": "0.0.12",
 				"postcss": "8.5.8",
 				"prettier": "npm:wp-prettier@3.0.3",
 				"qunit": "~2.25.0",
@@ -22637,6 +22637,7 @@
 			"version": "0.0.12",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json2php/-/json2php-0.0.12.tgz",
 			"integrity": "sha512-fM/jNXBHZBaizxgLCoFjkX21CyK+zO4aDQvrJnvtwOHeN1qJwRgZEE3K0gqdKBYP5DhueNVHdC2gi4Yalim98g==",
+			"dev": true,
 			"license": "BSD"
 		},
 		"node_modules/json5": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67f54d1fc7647..29637f9d9da7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 		"grunt-sass": "~4.1.0",
 		"grunt-webpack": "7.0.1",
 		"install-changed": "1.1.0",
+		"json2php": "0.0.12",
 		"postcss": "8.5.8",
 		"prettier": "npm:wp-prettier@3.0.3",
 		"qunit": "~2.25.0",
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@
 		"jquery-color": "3.0.0",
 		"jquery-form": "4.3.0",
 		"jquery-hoverintent": "1.10.2",
-		"json2php": "0.0.12",
 		"jsonlint": "1.6.3",
 		"lodash": "4.17.23",
 		"masonry-layout": "4.2.2",