diff --git a/packages/middleware-retry/package.json b/packages/middleware-retry/package.json
index ae35a21b60103..1e2c127a37b59 100644
--- a/packages/middleware-retry/package.json
+++ b/packages/middleware-retry/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     "@aws-sdk/protocol-http": "3.10.0",
     "@aws-sdk/service-error-classification": "3.10.0",
     "@aws-sdk/types": "3.10.0",
-    "react-native-get-random-values": "^1.4.0",
     "tslib": "^1.8.0",
     "uuid": "^3.0.0"
   },
@@ -32,6 +31,14 @@
     "jest": "^26.1.0",
     "typescript": "~4.1.2"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "react-native-get-random-values": "^1.4.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "react-native-get-random-values": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 10.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/middleware-retry/src/index.native.ts b/packages/middleware-retry/src/index.native.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 166020d31b9cb..0000000000000
--- a/packages/middleware-retry/src/index.native.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-//reference: https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid#getrandomvalues-not-supported
-import "react-native-get-random-values";
-export * from "./retryMiddleware";
-export * from "./defaultStrategy";
-export * from "./configurations";
-export * from "./delayDecider";
-export * from "./retryDecider";
diff --git a/packages/middleware-retry/src/index.ts b/packages/middleware-retry/src/index.ts
index 929d7e1237faa..0d9ecbca4dd15 100644
--- a/packages/middleware-retry/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/middleware-retry/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+//reference: https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid#getrandomvalues-not-supported
+try {
+  //@ts-ignore
+  require("react-native-get-random-values");
+} catch {
+  // do nothing
+}
+
 export * from "./retryMiddleware";
 export * from "./omitRetryHeadersMiddleware";
 export * from "./defaultStrategy";