diff --git a/.github/dev.js b/.github/dev.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..584fc2ed70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dev.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+const path = require('path');
+const concurrently = require('concurrently');
+
+const config = require('../ghost/core/core/shared/config');
+const liveReloadBaseUrl = config.getSubdir() || '/ghost/';
+
+const DASH_DASH_ARGS = process.argv.filter(a => a.startsWith('--')).map(a => a.slice(2));
+
+let commands = [];
+
+const COMMAND_GHOST = {
+    name: 'ghost',
+    command: 'yarn nodemon -q -i ghost/admin -i ghost/core/content -i ghost/core/core/built',
+    prefixColor: 'blue',
+    env: {}
+};
+
+const COMMAND_ADMIN = {
+    name: 'admin',
+    command: `yarn start --live-reload-base-url=${liveReloadBaseUrl} --live-reload-port=4201`,
+    cwd: path.resolve(__dirname, '../ghost/admin'),
+    prefixColor: 'green',
+    env: {}
+};
+
+if (DASH_DASH_ARGS.includes('ghost')) {
+    commands = [COMMAND_GHOST];
+} else if (DASH_DASH_ARGS.includes('admin')) {
+    commands = [COMMAND_ADMIN];
+} else {
+    commands = [COMMAND_GHOST, COMMAND_ADMIN];
+}
+
+if (!commands.length) {
+    console.log(`No commands provided`);
+    process.exit(0);
+}
+
+(async () => {
+    const {result} = concurrently(commands, {
+        prefix: 'name',
+        killOthers: ['failure', 'success']
+    });
+
+    try {
+        await result;
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+    }
+})();
diff --git a/ghost/core/Gruntfile.js b/ghost/core/Gruntfile.js
index 5ad4ab3d93..e54059c712 100644
--- a/ghost/core/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/ghost/core/Gruntfile.js
@@ -1,30 +1,6 @@
-const config = require('./core/shared/config');
-
 module.exports = function (grunt) {
     // --- Configuration
     grunt.initConfig({
-        shell: {
-            ember: {
-                command: function (mode) {
-                    const liveReloadBaseUrl = config.getSubdir() || '/ghost/';
-
-                    switch (mode) {
-                    case 'watch':
-                        return `yarn start --live-reload-base-url=${liveReloadBaseUrl} --live-reload-port=4201`;
-                    }
-                },
-                options: {
-                    execOptions: {
-                        cwd: '../admin'
-                    }
-                }
-            },
-
-            options: {
-                preferLocal: true
-            }
-        },
-
         // grunt-contrib-symlink
         // Create symlink for git hooks
         symlink: {
@@ -44,5 +20,4 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
 
     // Load all grunt tasks
     grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-symlink');
-    grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-shell');
 };
diff --git a/ghost/core/package.json b/ghost/core/package.json
index be05954d61..898e162168 100644
--- a/ghost/core/package.json
+++ b/ghost/core/package.json
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@
     "eslint": "8.23.1",
     "grunt": "1.5.3",
     "grunt-contrib-symlink": "1.0.0",
-    "grunt-shell": "4.0.0",
     "html-validate": "7.5.0",
     "inquirer": "8.2.4",
     "jwks-rsa": "2.1.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77bc5d4bc9..327503ccf7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "dev:debug": "DEBUG_COLORS=true DEBUG=@tryghost*,ghost:* yarn dev",
-    "dev:admin": "yarn workspace ghost run grunt shell:ember:watch",
-    "dev:ghost": "nodemon -q -i ghost/admin -i ghost/core/content -i ghost/core/core/built",
-    "dev": "concurrently -c \"blue,green\" --kill-others -n ghost,admin \"yarn dev:ghost\" \"yarn dev:admin\"",
+    "dev:admin": "node .github/dev.js --admin",
+    "dev:ghost": "node .github/dev.js --ghost",
+    "dev": "node .github/dev.js",
     "fix": "yarn cache clean && rm -rf node_modules && yarn",
     "knex-migrator": "yarn workspace ghost run knex-migrator",
     "lint": "yarn workspaces run lint",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a32e8a66c5..894937a8d6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7717,14 +7717,6 @@ chalk@^2.0.0, chalk@^2.0.1, chalk@^2.1.0, chalk@^2.3.0, chalk@^2.4.1, chalk@^2.4
     escape-string-regexp "^1.0.5"
     supports-color "^5.3.0"
 
-chalk@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk/-/chalk-3.0.0.tgz#3f73c2bf526591f574cc492c51e2456349f844e4"
-  integrity sha512-4D3B6Wf41KOYRFdszmDqMCGq5VV/uMAB273JILmO+3jAlh8X4qDtdtgCR3fxtbLEMzSx22QdhnDcJvu2u1fVwg==
-  dependencies:
-    ansi-styles "^4.1.0"
-    supports-color "^7.1.0"
-
 character-entities-html4@^1.0.0:
   version "1.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/character-entities-html4/-/character-entities-html4-1.1.4.tgz#0e64b0a3753ddbf1fdc044c5fd01d0199a02e125"
@@ -13225,15 +13217,6 @@ grunt-legacy-util@~2.0.1:
     underscore.string "~3.3.5"
     which "~2.0.2"
 
-grunt-shell@4.0.0:
-  version "4.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/grunt-shell/-/grunt-shell-4.0.0.tgz#9b04a18a59c3113f24391a3fb5625320538cbd1c"
-  integrity sha512-dHFy8VZDfWGYLTeNvIHze4PKXGvIlDWuN0UE7hUZstTQeiEyv1VmW1MaDYQ3X5tE3bCi3bEia1gGKH8z/f1czQ==
-  dependencies:
-    chalk "^3.0.0"
-    npm-run-path "^2.0.0"
-    strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
-
 grunt@1.5.3:
   version "1.5.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/grunt/-/grunt-1.5.3.tgz#3214101d11257b7e83cf2b38ea173b824deab76a"