diff --git a/tools/run-dev.py b/tools/run-dev.py
index e6ffeff59b..603ead1aff 100755
--- a/tools/run-dev.py
+++ b/tools/run-dev.py
@@ -143,12 +143,6 @@ os.chdir(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
 # Clean up stale .pyc files etc.
 subprocess.check_call('./tools/clean-repo')
 
-# HACK to fix up node_modules/.bin/handlebars deletion issue
-if not os.path.exists("node_modules/.bin/handlebars") and os.path.exists("node_modules/handlebars"):
-    print("Handlebars binary missing due to rebase past .gitignore fixup; fixing...")
-    subprocess.check_call(["rm", "-rf", "node_modules/handlebars"])
-    subprocess.check_call(["npm", "install"])
-
 if options.clear_memcached:
     print("Clearing memcached ...")
     subprocess.check_call('./scripts/setup/flush-memcached')