diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c9bdee60a..76c88c7bd1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "lib/"
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "pnpm-logger": "^0.5.3"
+    "pnpm-logger": "^0.5.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/byline": "^4.2.31",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "cz-conventional-changelog": "^2.0.0",
     "husky": "^0.13.2",
     "npm-scripts-info": "^0.3.6",
-    "pnpm-logger": "^0.5.3",
+    "pnpm-logger": "^0.5.4",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.4",
     "tslint": "^5.4.2",
     "typescript": "^2.4.1",
diff --git a/shrinkwrap.yaml b/shrinkwrap.yaml
index 398e5ba886..9e099bbd3b 100644
--- a/shrinkwrap.yaml
+++ b/shrinkwrap.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ devDependencies:
   cz-conventional-changelog: 2.0.0
   husky: 0.13.4
   npm-scripts-info: 0.3.6
-  pnpm-logger: 0.5.3
+  pnpm-logger: 0.5.4
   tslint: 5.5.0
   typescript: 2.4.2
   validate-commit-msg: 2.14.0
@@ -1595,14 +1595,14 @@ packages:
       bole: 3.0.2
     resolution:
       integrity: sha1-6uzqWgN/BTpkxQvafto8uH9e1mE=
-  /pnpm-logger/0.5.3:
+  /pnpm-logger/0.5.4:
     dependencies:
       '@types/node': 8.0.17
       bole: 3.0.2
       ndjson: 1.5.0
     dev: true
     resolution:
-      integrity: sha512-uIDVA3VrDtzYPWuBRBR+/PVj2GqL7srSbT8V1fX7MVVHYzXLOfKrCGkY2rcWThn6lpBvq65BVebU5kFvxaEKaw==
+      integrity: sha512-4qWj8oOPmzkAR395KInwnQU7/0MvPIz4Oz7tJa7v+VKDsUCL1sd7AEnvwgNQ2ZJ3NaELAsnkI6bNOsP4nT6mhg==
   /pnpm-shrinkwrap/3.1.0:
     dependencies:
       '@types/node': 7.0.39
@@ -2257,7 +2257,7 @@ specifiers:
   path-exists: ^3.0.0
   path-name: ^1.0.0
   pnpm-install-checks: ^1.1.0
-  pnpm-logger: ^0.5.3
+  pnpm-logger: ^0.5.4
   pnpm-shrinkwrap: ^3.1.0
   proper-lockfile: ^2.0.0
   ramda: ^0.24.1
diff --git a/src/api/removeOrphanPkgs.ts b/src/api/removeOrphanPkgs.ts
index 6af30b34b3..90a6bc0078 100644
--- a/src/api/removeOrphanPkgs.ts
+++ b/src/api/removeOrphanPkgs.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ export default async function removeOrphanPkgs (
   const removedTopDeps: [string, string][] = R.difference(oldPkgs, newPkgs) as [string, string][]
 
   const rootModules = path.join(opts.prefix, 'node_modules')
-  await Promise.all(removedTopDeps.map(depName => removeTopDependency(depName[0], rootModules)))
+  await Promise.all(removedTopDeps.map(depName => {
+    return removeTopDependency({
+      name: depName[0],
+      dev: Boolean(opts.oldShrinkwrap.devDependencies && opts.oldShrinkwrap.devDependencies[depName[0]]),
+      optional: Boolean(opts.oldShrinkwrap.optionalDependencies && opts.oldShrinkwrap.optionalDependencies[depName[0]]),
+    }, rootModules)
+  }))
 
   const oldPkgIds = R.keys(opts.oldShrinkwrap.packages).map(depPath => dp.resolve(opts.oldShrinkwrap.registry, depPath))
   const newPkgIds = R.keys(opts.newShrinkwrap.packages).map(depPath => dp.resolve(opts.newShrinkwrap.registry, depPath))
diff --git a/src/api/uninstall.ts b/src/api/uninstall.ts
index 3669727df8..8b7484a5ce 100644
--- a/src/api/uninstall.ts
+++ b/src/api/uninstall.ts
@@ -96,9 +96,14 @@ async function removeOuterLinks (
     storePath: string,
   }
 ) {
+  // These packages are not in package.json, they were just linked in not installed
   for (const pkgToUninstall of pkgsToUninstall) {
     if (!await safeIsInnerLink(modules, pkgToUninstall, opts)) {
-      await removeTopDependency(pkgToUninstall, modules)
+      await removeTopDependency({
+        name: pkgToUninstall,
+        dev: false,
+        optional: false,
+      }, modules)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/link/index.ts b/src/link/index.ts
index 1722946037..d23f4a2a99 100644
--- a/src/link/index.ts
+++ b/src/link/index.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export default async function (
           id: pkg.id,
           name: pkg.name,
           version: pkg.version,
+          dependencyType: pkg.dev && 'dev' || pkg.optional && 'optional' || 'prod',
         },
       })
     }
diff --git a/src/removeTopDependency.ts b/src/removeTopDependency.ts
index fe1e4faf28..e079942863 100644
--- a/src/removeTopDependency.ts
+++ b/src/removeTopDependency.ts
@@ -4,17 +4,25 @@ import binify from './binify'
 import {fromDir as safeReadPkgFromDir} from './fs/safeReadPkg'
 import {rootLogger} from 'pnpm-logger'
 
-export default async function removeTopDependency (dependencyName: string, modules: string) {
+export default async function removeTopDependency (
+  dependency: {
+    name: string,
+    dev: boolean,
+    optional: boolean,
+  },
+  modules: string
+) {
   const results = await Promise.all([
-    removeBins(dependencyName, modules),
-    rimraf(path.join(modules, dependencyName)),
+    removeBins(dependency.name, modules),
+    rimraf(path.join(modules, dependency.name)),
   ])
 
   const uninstalledPkg = results[0]
   rootLogger.info({
     removed: {
-      name: dependencyName,
+      name: dependency.name,
       version: uninstalledPkg && uninstalledPkg.version,
+      dependencyType: dependency.dev && 'dev' || dependency.optional && 'optional' || 'prod'
     },
   })
 }
diff --git a/test/install/misc.ts b/test/install/misc.ts
index f645ff5d29..9793c8e7a6 100644
--- a/test/install/misc.ts
+++ b/test/install/misc.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ test('no dependencies (lodash)', async (t: tape.Test) => {
     added: {
       name: 'lodash',
       version: '4.0.0',
+      dependencyType: 'prod',
     },
   }), 'added to root')
 
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ test('update a package when installing with a dist-tag', async function (t: tape
     removed: {
       name: 'dep-of-pkg-with-1-dep',
       version: '100.0.0',
+      dependencyType: 'dev',
     },
   }), 'reported old version removed from the root')
 
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@ test('update a package when installing with a dist-tag', async function (t: tape
     added: {
       name: 'dep-of-pkg-with-1-dep',
       version: '100.1.0',
+      dependencyType: 'dev',
     },
   }), 'reported new version added to the root')
 
@@ -202,6 +205,7 @@ test('idempotency (rimraf)', async (t: tape.Test) => {
     added: {
       name: 'rimraf',
       version: '2.5.1',
+      dependencyType: 'prod',
     },
   }), 'reported that rimraf added to the root')
 
@@ -215,6 +219,7 @@ test('idempotency (rimraf)', async (t: tape.Test) => {
     added: {
       name: 'rimraf',
       version: '2.5.1',
+      dependencyType: 'prod',
     },
   }), 'did not reported that rimraf was added because it was already there')
 
@@ -238,6 +243,7 @@ test('reporting adding root package', async (t: tape.Test) => {
     added: {
       name: 'flatten',
       version: '1.0.2',
+      dependencyType: 'prod',
     },
   }), 'reported that flatten added to the root')
 })
diff --git a/test/uninstall.ts b/test/uninstall.ts
index 6eb865d645..e2d4631cf8 100644
--- a/test/uninstall.ts
+++ b/test/uninstall.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ test('uninstall package with no dependencies', async (t: tape.Test) => {
     removed: {
       name: 'is-negative',
       version: '2.1.0',
+      dependencyType: 'prod',
     },
   }), 'removing root dependency reported')