diff --git a/.changeset/thick-feet-jump.md b/.changeset/thick-feet-jump.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b6e40a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thick-feet-jump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@chugsplash/core': patch
+'@chugsplash/plugins': patch
+---
+
+Moves predeploy deployment from core to plugins
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 2e4991a37..5531b29d2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ export * from './actions'
 export * from './config'
 export * from './languages'
 export * from './utils'
-export * from './predeploys'
diff --git a/packages/plugins/package.json b/packages/plugins/package.json
index cf34e2950..8f99aacea 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/package.json
@@ -33,15 +33,21 @@
     "@eth-optimism/core-utils": "^0.9.1",
     "@ethereumjs/common": "^3.0.1",
     "@ethereumjs/vm": "^6.2.0",
-    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.2.1",
     "cli-progress": "^3.11.2",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.3",
     "ethers": "^5.6.9",
-    "hardhat": "^2.10.0",
     "ipfs-http-client": "56.0.3",
     "ipfs-only-hash": "^4.0.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
     "ora": "^5.4.1",
     "semver": "^7.3.7"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.2.1",
+    "hardhat": "^2.10.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "hardhat": "^2",
+    "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/predeploys.ts b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/predeploys.ts
similarity index 79%
rename from packages/core/src/predeploys.ts
rename to packages/plugins/src/hardhat/predeploys.ts
index 9087d4c81..d07f2603f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/predeploys.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/predeploys.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Contract, ethers, Signer } from 'ethers'
-import 'hardhat-deploy'
+import { HardhatRuntimeEnvironment } from 'hardhat/types'
 import {
   OWNER_BOND_AMOUNT,
   EXECUTOR_BOND_AMOUNT,
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ import {
   EXECUTOR_PAYMENT_PERCENTAGE,
   CHUGSPLASH_REGISTRY_PROXY_ADDRESS,
   PROXY_UPDATER_ADDRESS,
-  ProxyUpdaterABI,
-  ProxyUpdaterArtifact,
-  ChugSplashRegistryABI,
-  ChugSplashRegistryArtifact,
   ChugSplashManagerABI,
   ChugSplashManagerArtifact,
   DefaultAdapterABI,
@@ -19,11 +15,10 @@ import {
   ChugSplashBootLoaderArtifact,
   DEFAULT_ADAPTER_ADDRESS,
 } from '@chugsplash/contracts'
-
-import { getChugSplashRegistry } from './utils'
+import { getChugSplashRegistry } from '@chugsplash/core'
 
 export const deployChugSplashPredeploys = async (
-  hre,
+  hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment,
   deployer: ethers.Signer
 ) => {
   const chugsplashOwnerAddress = '0x1A3DAA6F487A480c1aD312b90FD0244871940b66'
@@ -132,49 +127,6 @@ export const deployChugSplashManagerImplementation = async (
   return address
 }
 
-export const deployProxyUpdater = async (hre, deployerAddress: string) => {
-  const { deploy } = await hre.deployments.deterministic('ProxyUpdater', {
-    salt: hre.ethers.utils.solidityKeccak256(['string'], ['ProxyUpdater']),
-    from: deployerAddress,
-    contract: {
-      abi: ProxyUpdaterABI,
-      bytecode: ProxyUpdaterArtifact.bytecode,
-    },
-    args: [],
-    log: true,
-  })
-  await deploy()
-}
-
-export const deployChugSplashRegistry = async (
-  hre,
-  deployerAddress: string
-) => {
-  const ProxyUpdater = await hre.deployments.get('ProxyUpdater')
-
-  const { deploy } = await hre.deployments.deterministic('ChugSplashRegistry', {
-    salt: hre.ethers.utils.solidityKeccak256(
-      ['string'],
-      ['ChugSplashRegistry']
-    ),
-    from: deployerAddress,
-    contract: {
-      abi: ChugSplashRegistryABI,
-      bytecode: ChugSplashRegistryArtifact.bytecode,
-    },
-    args: [
-      ProxyUpdater.address,
-      OWNER_BOND_AMOUNT,
-      EXECUTOR_BOND_AMOUNT,
-      EXECUTION_LOCK_TIME,
-      EXECUTOR_PAYMENT_PERCENTAGE,
-    ],
-    log: true,
-  })
-
-  await deploy()
-}
-
 export const deployDefaultAdapter = async (hre, deployerAddress: string) => {
   const { deploy } = await hre.deployments.deterministic('DefaultAdapter', {
     salt: hre.ethers.utils.solidityKeccak256(['string'], ['DefaultAdapter']),
diff --git a/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/tasks.ts b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/tasks.ts
index 95250befa..4f58fc0e3 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/src/hardhat/tasks.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as fs from 'fs'
 
-import '@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers'
 import { ethers } from 'ethers'
 import { subtask, task, types } from 'hardhat/config'
 import { SolcBuild } from 'hardhat/types'
@@ -26,9 +25,7 @@ import {
   ChugSplashBundleStatus,
   loadChugSplashConfig,
   writeSnapshotId,
-  deployChugSplashPredeploys,
   registerChugSplashProject,
-  chugsplashContractsAreDeployedAndInitialized,
   getChugSplashRegistry,
   parseContractReferences,
 } from '@chugsplash/core'
@@ -44,6 +41,10 @@ import {
   getStorageLayout,
 } from './artifacts'
 import { deployContracts } from './deployments'
+import {
+  chugsplashContractsAreDeployedAndInitialized,
+  deployChugSplashPredeploys,
+} from './predeploys'
 
 // Load environment variables from .env
 dotenv.config()