diff --git a/local-cli/core/__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround.js b/local-cli/core/__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c045ae4fbca..00000000000
--- a/local-cli/core/__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2013-present, Facebook, Inc.
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
- * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
- *
- * @format
- */
-
-'use strict';
-
-const fs = require('fs');
-const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
-
-/**
- * @see https://github.com/tschaub/mock-fs/issues/208
- */
-mockFS();
-if (!fs.statSync(process.cwd()).isDirectory()) {
-  test.only('skipping tests because of mock-fs bug in Node v8.x.x', () => {});
-}
-mockFS.restore();
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findManifest.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findManifest.spec.js
index 9bc683fd7b9..032aa394f3f 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findManifest.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findManifest.spec.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
-
 const findManifest = require('../../android/findManifest');
 const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const mocks = require('../../__fixtures__/android');
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findPackageClassName.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findPackageClassName.spec.js
index 234a93a5f87..5c518918401 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findPackageClassName.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/findPackageClassName.spec.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
-
 const findPackageClassName = require('../../android/findPackageClassName');
 const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const mocks = require('../../__fixtures__/android');
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getDependencyConfig.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getDependencyConfig.spec.js
index d44c0bfc591..1923327dfd0 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getDependencyConfig.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getDependencyConfig.spec.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
-
 const getDependencyConfig = require('../../android').dependencyConfig;
 const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const mocks = require('../../__fixtures__/android');
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getProjectConfig.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getProjectConfig.spec.js
index e025a11c7bc..a6395244fb9 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getProjectConfig.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/getProjectConfig.spec.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
-
 const getProjectConfig = require('../../android').projectConfig;
 const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const mocks = require('../../__fixtures__/android');
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/readManifest.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/readManifest.spec.js
index 01e65589893..dd88c960ec8 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/readManifest.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/android/readManifest.spec.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
-
 const findManifest = require('../../android/findManifest');
 const readManifest = require('../../android/readManifest');
 const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/findProject.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/findProject.spec.js
index 2e4067116c8..1000f9733fb 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/findProject.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/findProject.spec.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
-
 const findProject = require('../../ios/findProject');
 const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const projects = require('../../__fixtures__/projects');
diff --git a/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/getProjectConfig.spec.js b/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/getProjectConfig.spec.js
index e6d2eb9005a..7b77f845201 100644
--- a/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/getProjectConfig.spec.js
+++ b/local-cli/core/__tests__/ios/getProjectConfig.spec.js
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-require('../../__fixtures__/mockFSWorkaround');
-
 const getProjectConfig = require('../../ios').projectConfig;
 const mockFS = require('mock-fs');
 const projects = require('../../__fixtures__/projects');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 079e5f0b89e..be136ab8b19 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
     "jest": "^20.0.4",
     "jest-repl": "^20.0.4",
     "jest-runtime": "^20.0.4",
-    "mock-fs": "^4.3.0",
+    "mock-fs": "^4.4.1",
     "react": "16.0.0-alpha.12",
     "react-test-renderer": "16.0.0-alpha.12",
     "shelljs": "0.6.0",