diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index a2d416f985..2c78f3058a 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -44,14 +44,4 @@ git push origin latest -f
 
 node scripts/build.js
 
-# This is a workaround for a nasty npm bug. :'(
-# First, we need to uninstall the history package so
-# it's not included in the react-router npm package.
-# https://github.com/reactjs/react-router/issues/2195
-# https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/9894
-rm -rf node_modules/history
-
 npm publish
-
-# And then re-install it after we publish.
-npm install history