diff --git a/src/coffee-cache.coffee b/src/coffee-cache.coffee
index 6f0286767..25c6a7472 100644
--- a/src/coffee-cache.coffee
+++ b/src/coffee-cache.coffee
@@ -34,4 +34,8 @@ requireCoffeeScript = (module, filePath) ->
 
 module.exports =
   cacheDir: cacheDir
-  register: -> require.extensions['.coffee'] = requireCoffeeScript
+  register: ->
+    Object.defineProperty(require.extensions, '.coffee', {
+      writable: false
+      value: requireCoffeeScript
+    })
diff --git a/src/task.coffee b/src/task.coffee
index ba6979f26..e3ea96a22 100644
--- a/src/task.coffee
+++ b/src/task.coffee
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ class Task
     bootstrap = """
       #{coffeeScriptRequire}
       #{coffeeCacheRequire}
-      Object.defineProperty(require.extensions, '.coffee', {
-        writable: false,
-        value: require.extensions['.coffee']
-      });
       #{taskBootstrapRequire}
     """
 
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index dd2b83bf5..e1e51852c 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
       try {
         require('coffee-script');
         require('../src/coffee-cache').register();
-        Object.defineProperty(require.extensions, '.coffee', {
-          writable: false,
-          value: require.extensions['.coffee']
-        });
         require(currentWindow.loadSettings.bootstrapScript);
         currentWindow.emit('window:loaded');
       }