diff --git a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/webpack.config.js b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/webpack.config.js
index 7001c283ebf38..cac9a1fa167ac 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/src/utils/webpack.config.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby/src/utils/webpack.config.js
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ module.exports = async (
           new webpack.optimize.OccurenceOrderPlugin(),
           new GatsbyModulePlugin(),
           // new WebpackStableModuleIdAndHash({ seed: 9, hashSize: 47 }),
-          new webpack.NamedModulesPlugin(),
           new HashedChunkIdsPlugin(),
         ]
       }