diff --git a/scripts/jest/preprocessor.js b/scripts/jest/preprocessor.js
index 82462518fb385..074b6252d64dd 100644
--- a/scripts/jest/preprocessor.js
+++ b/scripts/jest/preprocessor.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-// React's test can only work in NODE_ENV=test because of how things
-// are set up. So we might as well enforce it.
-process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
+process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';
 
 var path = require('path');