diff --git a/src/Script/Composer/Composer.php b/src/Script/Composer/Composer.php
index f12f93f8d2..cc1b3772f8 100644
--- a/src/Script/Composer/Composer.php
+++ b/src/Script/Composer/Composer.php
@@ -6,11 +6,23 @@
 
 class Composer
 {
-    public static function removeUnusedServices(
-        Event      $event,
-        Filesystem $filesystem = null
-    )
+
+    public static function removeUnusedServicesInDevOnly(Event $event, Filesystem $filesystem = null)
     {
+        self::removeUnusedServicesByExtraConfig($event, $filesystem, true);
+    }
+
+    public static function removeUnusedServices(Event $event, Filesystem $filesystem = null)
+    {
+        self::removeUnusedServicesByExtraConfig($event, $filesystem, false);
+    }
+
+    private static function removeUnusedServicesByExtraConfig(Event $event, Filesystem $filesystem = null, $onlyRunInDev = false)
+    {
+        if ($onlyRunInDev && !$event->isDevMode()){
+            return;
+        }
+
         $composer = $event->getComposer();
         $extra = $composer->getPackage()->getExtra();
         $listedServices = isset($extra['aws/aws-sdk-php'])
diff --git a/src/Script/Composer/README.md b/src/Script/Composer/README.md
index 742f7e01d4..714b57674f 100644
--- a/src/Script/Composer/README.md
+++ b/src/Script/Composer/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ you have feedback on the implementation, please visit the [open discussion](http
 we have on the topic.
 
 To avoid shipping unused services, specify which services you would like to keep in your `composer.json` file and
-use the `Aws\\Script\\Composer::removeUnusedServices` script:   
+use the `Aws\\Script\\Composer::removeUnusedServices` or `Aws\\Script\\Composer::removeUnusedServicesInDevOnly` script:   
 
 ```
 {