diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/app/webpack.dev.config.js b/opentech/static_src/src/app/webpack.dev.config.js
index 187b71a924d1623c05dfbee8a54fdee996dc344e..8ce7675f049f2052dc44d2a3f34bbddadf197acd 100644
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/app/webpack.dev.config.js
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/app/webpack.dev.config.js
@@ -34,6 +34,4 @@ devConfig.devServer = {
 
 devConfig.devtool = 'source-map'
 
-devConfig.mode = "development"
-
 module.exports = devConfig