diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29b87898ac..f3cbd75836 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "@types/proper-lockfile": "^4.1.4",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "6.9.0",
     "esbuild": "^0.18.17",
-    "esbuild-node-externals": "^1.8.0",
+    "esbuild-node-externals": "^1.14.0",
     "eslint": "^8.52.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.29.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jest": "^27.9.0",
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a5a4fc0108..0000000000
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-if [ -d "packages/pro/src" ]; then
-  cd packages/pro
-
-  yarn
-  lerna bootstrap
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/build.js b/scripts/build.js
index 4383950f88..93a2a1e589 100755
--- a/scripts/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build.js
@@ -51,20 +51,6 @@ async function runBuild(entry, outfile) {
     fs.readFileSync(tsconfig, "utf-8")
   )
 
-  if (
-    !fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, "../packages/pro/src")) &&
-    tsconfigPathPluginContent.compilerOptions?.paths
-  ) {
-    // If we don't have pro, we cannot bundle backend-core.
-    // Otherwise, the main context will not be shared between libraries
-    delete tsconfigPathPluginContent?.compilerOptions?.paths?.[
-      "@budibase/backend-core"
-    ]
-    delete tsconfigPathPluginContent?.compilerOptions?.paths?.[
-      "@budibase/backend-core/*"
-    ]
-  }
-
   const sharedConfig = {
     entryPoints: [entry],
     bundle: true,
@@ -75,7 +61,7 @@ async function runBuild(entry, outfile) {
       svelteCompilePlugin,
       TsconfigPathsPlugin({ tsconfig: tsconfigPathPluginContent }),
       nodeExternalsPlugin({
-        allowList: ["@budibase/frontend-core", "svelte"],
+        allowList: ["@budibase/frontend-core", "@budibase/pro", "svelte"],
       }),
     ],
     preserveSymlinks: true,
diff --git a/scripts/devDocker.sh b/scripts/devDocker.sh
index e25819d514..3c327c0b21 100755
--- a/scripts/devDocker.sh
+++ b/scripts/devDocker.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Check if the pro submodule is loaded
-if [ ! -d "./packages/pro/src" ]; then
-  echo "[ERROR] Submodule is not loaded. This is only allowed with loaded submodules."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 yarn build:apps
 docker compose -f hosting/docker-compose.build.yaml -f hosting/docker-compose.dev.yaml --env-file hosting/.env up --build --scale proxy-service=0
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d15f1a2d08..d99c8ec30f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10332,10 +10332,10 @@ es6-promise@^4.2.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/es6-promise/-/es6-promise-4.2.8.tgz#4eb21594c972bc40553d276e510539143db53e0a"
   integrity sha512-HJDGx5daxeIvxdBxvG2cb9g4tEvwIk3i8+nhX0yGrYmZUzbkdg8QbDevheDB8gd0//uPj4c1EQua8Q+MViT0/w==
 
-esbuild-node-externals@^1.8.0:
-  version "1.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/esbuild-node-externals/-/esbuild-node-externals-1.8.0.tgz#878fbe458d4e58337753c2eacfd7200dc1077bd1"
-  integrity sha512-pYslmT8Bl383UnfxzHQQRpCgBNIOwAzDaYheuIeI4CODxelsN/eQroVn5STDow5QOpRalMgWUR+R8LfSgUROcw==
+esbuild-node-externals@^1.14.0:
+  version "1.14.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/esbuild-node-externals/-/esbuild-node-externals-1.14.0.tgz#fc2950c67a068dc2b538fd1381ad7d8e20a6f54d"
+  integrity sha512-jMWnTlCII3cLEjR5+u0JRSTJuP+MgbjEHKfwSIAI41NgLQ0ZjfzjchlbEn0r7v2u5gCBMSEYvYlkO7GDG8gG3A==
   dependencies:
     find-up "^5.0.0"
     tslib "^2.4.1"