diff --git a/src/atom-window.coffee b/src/atom-window.coffee
index d4d77d622..750a3de9e 100644
--- a/src/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/atom-window.coffee
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class AtomWindow
       'exports'
       'src'
       'vendor'
-      'static'
       'node_modules'
     ]
     paths.push('spec') if @isSpec