diff --git a/chrome/content/scaffold/monaco/monaco.html b/chrome/content/scaffold/monaco/monaco.html
index bb22881191..782d6bd10a 100644
--- a/chrome/content/scaffold/monaco/monaco.html
+++ b/chrome/content/scaffold/monaco/monaco.html
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 				globalEditor = monaco;
 
 				monaco.languages.typescript.javascriptDefaults.setCompilerOptions({
-					target: monaco.languages.typescript.ScriptTarget.ES6,
 					allowNonTsExtensions: true // needed for peeking definitions from in-memory models to work
 				});