diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8acd4cd..a0d09e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "autoprefixer": "=6.5.0",
     "babel-preset-es2015": "=6.13.2",
-    "babel-preset-react": "=6.11.1",
     "babelify": "=7.3.0",
     "browserify": "=13.1.0",
     "clean-css": "=3.4.20",
diff --git a/plugins/static_build.py b/plugins/static_build.py
index eedc36a..c8dc760 100644
--- a/plugins/static_build.py
+++ b/plugins/static_build.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def static_build(*args, **kwargs):
     run_command('Building jQuery', [node_bin('uglifyjs'), 'node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js', UGLIFY_ARGS, '-o', 'theme/static/build/js/jquery.js'])
     run_command('Building Application', [
         node_bin('browserify'),
-        '-t', '[', 'babelify', '--presets', '[', 'es2015', 'react', ']', ']',
+        '-t', '[', 'babelify', '--presets', '[', 'es2015', ']', ']',
         'theme/static/src/js/app.js',
         '-o', 'theme/static/build/js/app.js'
     ])