diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 9250c8738f..78afb10b9e 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 	pkg = require('./package.json'),
 	utils = require('./public/src/utils.js');
 
-process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
 global.env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'production';
 
 winston.remove(winston.transports.Console);