diff --git a/tools/cli/commands-cordova.js b/tools/cli/commands-cordova.js
index 99abed31b4..6b73cf53fe 100644
--- a/tools/cli/commands-cordova.js
+++ b/tools/cli/commands-cordova.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   CORDOVA_PLATFORMS,
   ensureDevBundleDependencies,
   filterPlatforms,
-} from '../cordova';
+} from '../cordova/index.js';
 
 function createProjectContext(appDir) {
   import { ProjectContext } from '../project-context.js';
diff --git a/tools/cli/commands-packages.js b/tools/cli/commands-packages.js
index 6b11f11b6e..175e040579 100644
--- a/tools/cli/commands-packages.js
+++ b/tools/cli/commands-packages.js
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ var packageMapModule = require('../packaging/package-map.js');
 var packageClient = require('../packaging/package-client.js');
 var tropohouse = require('../packaging/tropohouse.js');
 
-import * as cordova from '../cordova';
+import {
+  ensureDevBundleDependencies,
+  newPluginId,
+  splitPluginsAndPackages,
+} from '../cordova/index.js';
 import { updateMeteorToolSymlink } from "../packaging/updater.js";
 
 // For each release (or package), we store a meta-record with its name,
@@ -1998,34 +2002,39 @@ main.registerCommand({
 
   // Split arguments into Cordova plugins and packages
   const { plugins: pluginsToAdd, packages: packagesToAdd } =
-    cordova.splitPluginsAndPackages(options.args);
+    splitPluginsAndPackages(options.args);
 
   if (!_.isEmpty(pluginsToAdd)) {
-    let plugins = projectContext.cordovaPluginsFile.getPluginVersions();
-    let changed = false;
+    function cordovaPluginAdd() {
+      const plugins = projectContext.cordovaPluginsFile.getPluginVersions();
+      let changed = false;
 
-    for (target of pluginsToAdd) {
-      let { id, version } =
-        require('../cordova/package-id-version-parser.js').parse(target);
-      const newId = cordova.newPluginId(id);
+      for (target of pluginsToAdd) {
+        const { id, version } =
+          require('../cordova/package-id-version-parser.js').parse(target);
+        const newId = newPluginId(id);
 
-      if (!(version && utils.isValidVersion(version, {forCordova: true}))) {
-        Console.error(`${id}: Meteor requires either an exact version \
-(e.g. ${id}@1.0.0), a Git URL with a SHA reference, or a local path.`);
-        exitCode = 1;
-      } else if (newId) {
-        plugins[newId] = version;
-        Console.info(`Added Cordova plugin ${newId}@${version} \
-(plugin has been renamed as part of moving to npm).`);
-        changed = true;
-      } else {
-        plugins[id] = version;
-        Console.info(`Added Cordova plugin ${id}@${version}.`);
-        changed = true;
+        if (!(version && utils.isValidVersion(version, {forCordova: true}))) {
+          Console.error(`${id}: Meteor requires either an exact version \
+  (e.g. ${id}@1.0.0), a Git URL with a SHA reference, or a local path.`);
+          exitCode = 1;
+        } else if (newId) {
+          plugins[newId] = version;
+          Console.info(`Added Cordova plugin ${newId}@${version} \
+  (plugin has been renamed as part of moving to npm).`);
+          changed = true;
+        } else {
+          plugins[id] = version;
+          Console.info(`Added Cordova plugin ${id}@${version}.`);
+          changed = true;
+        }
       }
+
+      changed && projectContext.cordovaPluginsFile.write(plugins);
     }
 
-    changed && projectContext.cordovaPluginsFile.write(plugins);
+    ensureDevBundleDependencies();
+    cordovaPluginAdd();
   }
 
   if (_.isEmpty(packagesToAdd)) {
@@ -2191,34 +2200,39 @@ main.registerCommand({
 
   // Split arguments into Cordova plugins and packages
   const { plugins: pluginsToRemove, packages }  =
-    cordova.splitPluginsAndPackages(options.args);
+    splitPluginsAndPackages(options.args);
 
   if (!_.isEmpty(pluginsToRemove)) {
-    let plugins = projectContext.cordovaPluginsFile.getPluginVersions();
-    let changed = false;
+    function cordovaPluginRemove() {
+      const plugins = projectContext.cordovaPluginsFile.getPluginVersions();
+      let changed = false;
 
-    for (id of pluginsToRemove) {
-      const newId = cordova.newPluginId(id);
+      for (id of pluginsToRemove) {
+        const newId = newPluginId(id);
 
-      if (/@/.test(id)) {
-        Console.error(`${id}: do not specify version constraints.`);
-        exitCode = 1;
-      } else if (_.has(plugins, id)) {
-        delete plugins[id];
-        Console.info(`Removed Cordova plugin ${id}.`);
-        changed = true;
-      } else if (newId && _.has(plugins, newId)) {
-        delete plugins[newId];
-        Console.info(`Removed Cordova plugin ${newId} \
-(plugin has been renamed as part of moving to npm).`);
-        changed = true;
-      } else {
-        Console.error(`Cordova plugin ${id} is not in this project.`);
-        exitCode = 1;
+        if (/@/.test(id)) {
+          Console.error(`${id}: do not specify version constraints.`);
+          exitCode = 1;
+        } else if (_.has(plugins, id)) {
+          delete plugins[id];
+          Console.info(`Removed Cordova plugin ${id}.`);
+          changed = true;
+        } else if (newId && _.has(plugins, newId)) {
+          delete plugins[newId];
+          Console.info(`Removed Cordova plugin ${newId} \
+  (plugin has been renamed as part of moving to npm).`);
+          changed = true;
+        } else {
+          Console.error(`Cordova plugin ${id} is not in this project.`);
+          exitCode = 1;
+        }
       }
+
+      changed && projectContext.cordovaPluginsFile.write(plugins);
     }
 
-    changed && projectContext.cordovaPluginsFile.write(plugins);
+    ensureDevBundleDependencies();
+    cordovaPluginRemove();
   }
 
   if (_.isEmpty(packages)) {
diff --git a/tools/cli/commands.js b/tools/cli/commands.js
index cea192fda4..2511065d6b 100644
--- a/tools/cli/commands.js
+++ b/tools/cli/commands.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var Console = require('../console/console.js').Console;
 var projectContextModule = require('../project-context.js');
 var release = require('../packaging/release.js');
 
+import { ensureDevBundleDependencies } from '../cordova/index.js';
 import { CordovaRunner } from '../cordova/runner.js';
 import { iOSRunTarget, AndroidRunTarget } from '../cordova/run-targets.js';
 
@@ -403,7 +404,6 @@ function doRunCommand(options) {
       });
     }
 
-    import { ensureDevBundleDependencies } from '../cordova';
     ensureDevBundleDependencies();
     prepareCordovaProject();
   }
@@ -1042,10 +1042,9 @@ ${Console.command("meteor build ../output")}`,
     main.captureAndExit('', () => {
 
       import {
-        ensureDevBundleDependencies,
         pluginVersionsFromStarManifest,
         displayNameForPlatform,
-      } from '../cordova';
+      } from '../cordova/index.js';
 
       ensureDevBundleDependencies();
 
@@ -1828,7 +1827,6 @@ function doTestCommand(options) {
       });
     }
 
-    import { ensureDevBundleDependencies } from '../cordova';
     ensureDevBundleDependencies();
     prepareCordovaProject();
   }
diff --git a/tools/runners/run-app.js b/tools/runners/run-app.js
index 8b9c693152..f7576b0280 100644
--- a/tools/runners/run-app.js
+++ b/tools/runners/run-app.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var Console = require('../console/console.js').Console;
 var catalog = require('../packaging/catalog/catalog.js');
 var Profile = require('../tool-env/profile.js').Profile;
 var release = require('../packaging/release.js');
-import * as cordova from '../cordova';
+import { pluginVersionsFromStarManifest } from '../cordova/index.js';
 import { CordovaBuilder } from '../cordova/builder.js';
 import { closeAllWatchers } from "../fs/safe-watcher.js";
 import { eachline } from "../utils/eachline.js";
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ _.extend(AppRunner.prototype, {
     const cordovaRunner = self.cordovaRunner;
     if (cordovaRunner) {
       const pluginVersions =
-        cordova.pluginVersionsFromStarManifest(bundleResult.starManifest);
+        pluginVersionsFromStarManifest(bundleResult.starManifest);
 
       if (!cordovaRunner.started) {
         const { settingsFile, mobileServerUrl } = self;
diff --git a/tools/upgraders.js b/tools/upgraders.js
index ddde9fc619..a7a8f2bf73 100644
--- a/tools/upgraders.js
+++ b/tools/upgraders.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var files = require('./fs/files.js');
 var Console = require('./console/console.js').Console;
 import main from './cli/main.js';
 import buildmessage from './utils/buildmessage.js';
-import * as cordova from './cordova';
+import { convertPluginVersions } from './cordova/index.js';
 
 // This file implements "upgraders" --- functions which upgrade a Meteor app to
 // a new version. Each upgrader has a name (registered in upgradersByName).
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ var upgradersByName = {
       messages = buildmessage.capture(
         { title: `converting Cordova plugins` }, () => {
         let pluginVersions = pluginsFile.getPluginVersions();
-        pluginVersions = cordova.convertPluginVersions(pluginVersions);
+        pluginVersions = convertPluginVersions(pluginVersions);
         pluginsFile.write(pluginVersions);
       });
     }