diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e10fac7fd..8b49459606 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/express": "~4.0.35",
-    "babel-polyfill": "^6.20.0",
     "debug": "^2.6.0",
     "events": "^1.1.1",
     "express": "^4.14.0",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 4b8e9097d2..d02de0baab 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-if (!global._babelPolyfill) { require('babel-polyfill'); }
-
 import express from 'express';
 import feathers from './feathers';