diff --git a/ct/tracktor.sh b/ct/tracktor.sh
index 6be1e3e8..5cb8d87e 100644
--- a/ct/tracktor.sh
+++ b/ct/tracktor.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ function update_script() {
     setup_nodejs
     fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "tracktor" "javedh-dev/tracktor" 
     cd /opt/tracktor
-    export NODE_ENV=production
     $STD npm cache clean --force
     $STD npm install
     $STD npm run build