diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cba8147bc..99586d201 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2195,14 +2195,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/-/bytes-3.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-0ygVQE1olpn4Wk6k+odV3ROpYEg="
     },
-    "cached-run-in-this-context": {
-      "version": "0.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cached-run-in-this-context/-/cached-run-in-this-context-0.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FdtDP0u8WjetQ95nLz9vI06efJTFrmtmk5ZT6FECpyTKi9aakNLMHyMH21WRbGYyWlbmB/QlRoB/g1lcEpyjMw==",
-      "requires": {
-        "nan": "^2.10.0"
-      }
-    },
     "caller-callsite": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/caller-callsite/-/caller-callsite-2.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20847e0f3..f2bb33570 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     "base16-tomorrow-light-theme": "file:packages/base16-tomorrow-light-theme",
     "bookmarks": "https://www.atom.io/api/packages/bookmarks/versions/0.46.0/tarball",
     "bracket-matcher": "https://www.atom.io/api/packages/bracket-matcher/versions/0.91.0/tarball",
-    "cached-run-in-this-context": "0.5.0",
     "chai": "3.5.0",
     "chart.js": "^2.3.0",
     "clear-cut": "^2.0.2",
diff --git a/script/lib/generate-startup-snapshot.js b/script/lib/generate-startup-snapshot.js
index d12ea273e..c8cf02022 100644
--- a/script/lib/generate-startup-snapshot.js
+++ b/script/lib/generate-startup-snapshot.js
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ module.exports = function (packagedAppPath) {
         requiredModuleRelativePath === path.join('..', 'src', 'electron-shims.js') ||
         requiredModuleRelativePath === path.join('..', 'node_modules', 'atom-keymap', 'lib', 'command-event.js') ||
         requiredModuleRelativePath === path.join('..', 'node_modules', 'babel-core', 'index.js') ||
-        requiredModuleRelativePath === path.join('..', 'node_modules', 'cached-run-in-this-context', 'lib', 'main.js') ||
         requiredModuleRelativePath === path.join('..', 'node_modules', 'debug', 'node.js') ||
         requiredModuleRelativePath === path.join('..', 'node_modules', 'git-utils', 'src', 'git.js') ||
         requiredModuleRelativePath === path.join('..', 'node_modules', 'glob', 'glob.js') ||
diff --git a/static/index.js b/static/index.js
index 118fcf3d8..6d4f5e8bf 100644
--- a/static/index.js
+++ b/static/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 (function () {
-  // Eagerly require cached-run-in-this-context to prevent a circular require
-  // when using `NativeCompileCache` for the first time.
-  require('cached-run-in-this-context')
-
   // Define the window start time before the requires so we get a more accurate
   // window:start marker.
   const startWindowTime = Date.now()