diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 84210998d..df706934d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       "url": "http://github.com/atom/atom/raw/master/LICENSE.md"
     }
   ],
-  "atomShellVersion": "0.8.5",
+  "atomShellVersion": "0.8.6",
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "0.2.6",
     "bootstrap": "git://github.com/atom/bootstrap.git#6af81906189f1747fd6c93479e3d998ebe041372",
diff --git a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
index 149e87241..5daea762c 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ class AtomApplication
       createAtomApplication()
       return
 
-    # The net.connect is slow in atom-shell for now, use this workaround until
-    # atom/atom-shell#159 is fixed.
-    process.activateUvLoop()
-
     client = net.connect {path: socketPath}, ->
       client.write JSON.stringify(options), ->
         client.end()