diff --git a/app/rts/.gitignore b/app/rts/.gitignore
index e6367a1fed0..58984f7a994 100644
--- a/app/rts/.gitignore
+++ b/app/rts/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
+node_modules_bkp
 .env
 dist
diff --git a/app/rts/build.sh b/app/rts/build.sh
index c40011e91ed..01a6d0bf9d5 100755
--- a/app/rts/build.sh
+++ b/app/rts/build.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,19 @@ set -o errexit
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 rm -rf dist/
+# This is required for the first time build as node_modules is not present in the image
 yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 npx tsc && npx tsc-alias
-tsc_exit_code=$?
+# Keep copy of all dependencies in node_modules_bkp
+mv node_modules node_modules_bkp
+# Install only production dependencies
+yarn install --production --frozen-lockfile
 
-# Copying node_modules directory into dist as rts server requires node_modules to run server build properly. 
+# Copying node_modules directory into dist as rts server requires production dependencies to run server build properly. 
 # This was previously being done in dockerfile which was copying the symlinks to image rather than the whole directory of shared modules (e.g. AST)
 # Also, we copy node_modules with -L flag in order to follow the symlinks for @shared folder and copy the contents instead of just the symlink
 cp -RL node_modules ./dist
-exit $tsc_exit_code
+# Delete production dependencies
+rm -rf node_modules
+# Restore all dependencies
+mv node_modules_bkp node_modules
diff --git a/app/rts/package.json b/app/rts/package.json
index 4b90405f01b..e2f51d8282e 100644
--- a/app/rts/package.json
+++ b/app/rts/package.json
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^4.17.14",
     "@types/jest": "^29.2.3",
-    "axios": "^1.2.0",
     "jest": "^29.3.1",
-    "source-map-support": "^0.5.19",
     "supertest": "^6.3.3",
     "ts-jest": "^29.0.3",
     "tsc-alias": "^1.8.2",
@@ -31,6 +29,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.21.0",
+    "axios": "^1.2.0",
     "astravel": "^0.6.1",
     "escodegen": "^2.0.0",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@
     "klona": "^2.0.5",
     "loglevel": "^1.8.1",
     "socket.io": "^4.5.4",
-    "socket.io-adapter": "^2.4.0"
+    "socket.io-adapter": "^2.4.0",
+    "source-map-support": "^0.5.19"
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/shared/ast/package.json b/app/shared/ast/package.json
index f1c789a8905..926f7a24374 100644
--- a/app/shared/ast/package.json
+++ b/app/shared/ast/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.21.0",
+    "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
+    "@types/escodegen": "^0.0.7",
+    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.120",
     "acorn": "^8.8.0",
     "acorn-walk": "^8.2.0",
     "astravel": "^0.6.1",
@@ -29,21 +32,18 @@
     "escodegen": "^2.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "rollup": "^2.77.0",
+    "rollup-plugin-generate-package-json": "^3.2.0",
+    "rollup-plugin-peer-deps-external": "^2.2.4",
+    "rollup-plugin-typescript2": "^0.32.0",
     "typescript": "4.5.5",
     "unescape-js": "^1.1.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.17.12",
-    "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^22.0.0",
-    "@types/escodegen": "^0.0.7",
     "@types/jest": "29.0.3",
-    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.120",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.25.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.25.0",
     "jest": "29.0.3",
-    "rollup-plugin-generate-package-json": "^3.2.0",
-    "rollup-plugin-peer-deps-external": "^2.2.4",
-    "rollup-plugin-typescript2": "^0.32.0",
     "ts-jest": "29.0.1"
   },
   "author": "",