diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 67f6ac0a17c8..5193d38f60e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   ([#5658](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5658))
 * `[jest-cli]` Improve the error message when 2 projects resolve to the same
   config ([#5674](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5674))
+* `[jest-runtime]` remove retainLines from coverage instrumentation
+  ([#5692](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/5692))
 
 ## 22.4.2
 
diff --git a/docs/TutorialReact.md b/docs/TutorialReact.md
index c8704c686f9a..f1f334304c0f 100644
--- a/docs/TutorialReact.md
+++ b/docs/TutorialReact.md
@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@ module.exports = {
       return babel.transform(src, {
         filename,
         presets: [jestPreset],
-        retainLines: true,
-      }).code;
+      });
     }
     return src;
   },
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/script_transformer.test.js.snap b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/script_transformer.test.js.snap
index 5a93794d39b7..57301d112b4e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/script_transformer.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/script_transformer.test.js.snap
@@ -8,12 +8,134 @@ Object {
 `;
 
 exports[`ScriptTransformer transforms a file properly 1`] = `
-"({\\"Object.<anonymous>\\":function(module,exports,require,__dirname,__filename,global,jest){/* istanbul ignore next */var cov_25u22311x4 = function () {var path = \\"/fruits/banana.js\\",hash = \\"04636d4ae73b4b3e24bf6fba39e08c946fd0afb5\\",Function = function () {}.constructor,global = new Function('return this')(),gcv = \\"__coverage__\\",coverageData = { path: \\"/fruits/banana.js\\", statementMap: { \\"0\\": { start: { line: 1, column: 0 }, end: { line: 1, column: 26 } } }, fnMap: {}, branchMap: {}, s: { \\"0\\": 0 }, f: {}, b: {}, _coverageSchema: \\"332fd63041d2c1bcb487cc26dd0d5f7d97098a6c\\" },coverage = global[gcv] || (global[gcv] = {});if (coverage[path] && coverage[path].hash === hash) {return coverage[path];}coverageData.hash = hash;return coverage[path] = coverageData;}();cov_25u22311x4.s[0]++;module.exports = \\"banana\\";
+"({\\"Object.<anonymous>\\":function(module,exports,require,__dirname,__filename,global,jest){/* istanbul ignore next */var cov_25u22311x4 = function () {
+  var path = \\"/fruits/banana.js\\",
+      hash = \\"04636d4ae73b4b3e24bf6fba39e08c946fd0afb5\\",
+      Function = function () {}.constructor,
+      global = new Function('return this')(),
+      gcv = \\"__coverage__\\",
+      coverageData = {
+    path: \\"/fruits/banana.js\\",
+    statementMap: {
+      \\"0\\": {
+        start: {
+          line: 1,
+          column: 0
+        },
+        end: {
+          line: 1,
+          column: 26
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    fnMap: {},
+    branchMap: {},
+    s: {
+      \\"0\\": 0
+    },
+    f: {},
+    b: {},
+    _coverageSchema: \\"332fd63041d2c1bcb487cc26dd0d5f7d97098a6c\\"
+  },
+      coverage = global[gcv] || (global[gcv] = {});
+
+  if (coverage[path] && coverage[path].hash === hash) {
+    return coverage[path];
+  }
+
+  coverageData.hash = hash;
+  return coverage[path] = coverageData;
+}();
+
+cov_25u22311x4.s[0]++;
+module.exports = \\"banana\\";
 }});"
 `;
 
 exports[`ScriptTransformer transforms a file properly 2`] = `
-"({\\"Object.<anonymous>\\":function(module,exports,require,__dirname,__filename,global,jest){/* istanbul ignore next */var cov_23yvu8etmu = function () {var path = \\"/fruits/kiwi.js\\",hash = \\"58d742d8c615e16eb5dffec9322e6ed1babde8f3\\",Function = function () {}.constructor,global = new Function('return this')(),gcv = \\"__coverage__\\",coverageData = { path: \\"/fruits/kiwi.js\\", statementMap: { \\"0\\": { start: { line: 1, column: 0 }, end: { line: 1, column: 30 } }, \\"1\\": { start: { line: 1, column: 23 }, end: { line: 1, column: 29 } } }, fnMap: { \\"0\\": { name: \\"(anonymous_0)\\", decl: { start: { line: 1, column: 17 }, end: { line: 1, column: 18 } }, loc: { start: { line: 1, column: 23 }, end: { line: 1, column: 29 } }, line: 1 } }, branchMap: {}, s: { \\"0\\": 0, \\"1\\": 0 }, f: { \\"0\\": 0 }, b: {}, _coverageSchema: \\"332fd63041d2c1bcb487cc26dd0d5f7d97098a6c\\" },coverage = global[gcv] || (global[gcv] = {});if (coverage[path] && coverage[path].hash === hash) {return coverage[path];}coverageData.hash = hash;return coverage[path] = coverageData;}();cov_23yvu8etmu.s[0]++;module.exports = () => {/* istanbul ignore next */cov_23yvu8etmu.f[0]++;cov_23yvu8etmu.s[1]++;return \\"kiwi\\";};
+"({\\"Object.<anonymous>\\":function(module,exports,require,__dirname,__filename,global,jest){/* istanbul ignore next */var cov_23yvu8etmu = function () {
+  var path = \\"/fruits/kiwi.js\\",
+      hash = \\"58d742d8c615e16eb5dffec9322e6ed1babde8f3\\",
+      Function = function () {}.constructor,
+      global = new Function('return this')(),
+      gcv = \\"__coverage__\\",
+      coverageData = {
+    path: \\"/fruits/kiwi.js\\",
+    statementMap: {
+      \\"0\\": {
+        start: {
+          line: 1,
+          column: 0
+        },
+        end: {
+          line: 1,
+          column: 30
+        }
+      },
+      \\"1\\": {
+        start: {
+          line: 1,
+          column: 23
+        },
+        end: {
+          line: 1,
+          column: 29
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    fnMap: {
+      \\"0\\": {
+        name: \\"(anonymous_0)\\",
+        decl: {
+          start: {
+            line: 1,
+            column: 17
+          },
+          end: {
+            line: 1,
+            column: 18
+          }
+        },
+        loc: {
+          start: {
+            line: 1,
+            column: 23
+          },
+          end: {
+            line: 1,
+            column: 29
+          }
+        },
+        line: 1
+      }
+    },
+    branchMap: {},
+    s: {
+      \\"0\\": 0,
+      \\"1\\": 0
+    },
+    f: {
+      \\"0\\": 0
+    },
+    b: {},
+    _coverageSchema: \\"332fd63041d2c1bcb487cc26dd0d5f7d97098a6c\\"
+  },
+      coverage = global[gcv] || (global[gcv] = {});
+
+  if (coverage[path] && coverage[path].hash === hash) {
+    return coverage[path];
+  }
+
+  coverageData.hash = hash;
+  return coverage[path] = coverageData;
+}();
+
+cov_23yvu8etmu.s[0]++;
+module.exports = () => {
+  /* istanbul ignore next */cov_23yvu8etmu.f[0]++;
+  cov_23yvu8etmu.s[1]++;
+  return \\"kiwi\\";
+};
 }});"
 `;
 
diff --git a/packages/jest-runtime/src/script_transformer.js b/packages/jest-runtime/src/script_transformer.js
index 019cf2718e4b..cdddfb5b531f 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runtime/src/script_transformer.js
+++ b/packages/jest-runtime/src/script_transformer.js
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ export default class ScriptTransformer {
           },
         ],
       ],
-      retainLines: true,
     }).code;
   }