diff --git a/packages/meteor-platform/package.js b/packages/meteor-platform/package.js
index 05c6ed642a..bddf3fb24a 100644
--- a/packages/meteor-platform/package.js
+++ b/packages/meteor-platform/package.js
@@ -73,7 +73,3 @@ Package.onUse(function(api) {
   ], 'web');
 });
 
-Cordova.depends({
-  'org.apache.cordova.device': '0.2.13',
-  'com.meteor.cordova-update': 'https://github.com/meteor/com.meteor.cordova-update/tarball/92fe99b7248075318f6446b288995d4381d24cd2'
-});
diff --git a/packages/webapp/package.js b/packages/webapp/package.js
index e4a134a625..705aa2037d 100644
--- a/packages/webapp/package.js
+++ b/packages/webapp/package.js
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ Npm.strip({
   useragent: ["test/"]
 });
 
+Cordova.depends({
+  'org.apache.cordova.device': '0.2.13',
+  // the cordova plugin built by Meteor Core team that "emulates a server" on
+  // the mobile device. Serving the files and checking for the HCP updates.
+  'com.meteor.cordova-update': 'https://github.com/meteor/com.meteor.cordova-update/tarball/92fe99b7248075318f6446b288995d4381d24cd2'
+});
+
 Package.onUse(function (api) {
   api.use(['logging', 'underscore', 'routepolicy', 'boilerplate-generator',
            'spacebars', 'htmljs', 'blaze', 'webapp-hashing'], 'server');