diff --git a/yarn.config.cjs b/yarn.config.cjs
index f06fdd6ee1b..e46e66bb2d8 100644
--- a/yarn.config.cjs
+++ b/yarn.config.cjs
@@ -725,9 +725,6 @@ function getInconsistentDependenciesAndDevDependencies(
   dependencyIdent,
   dependenciesByRange,
 ) {
-  const ALLOWED_INCONSISTENT_DEPENDENCIES = Object.entries({
-    '@metamask/rpc-errors': ['^7.0.0'],
-  });
   for (const [
     allowedPackage,
     ignoredRange,
@@ -743,6 +740,10 @@ function getInconsistentDependenciesAndDevDependencies(
   return dependenciesByRange;
 }
 
+const ALLOWED_INCONSISTENT_DEPENDENCIES = Object.entries({
+  '@metamask/rpc-errors': ['^7.0.0'],
+});
+
 /**
  * Expect that all version ranges in `dependencies` and `devDependencies` for
  * the same dependency across the entire monorepo are the same. As it is