diff --git a/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/coffee-script.coffee b/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/coffee-script.coffee
index 00b85473..645b083a 100644
--- a/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/coffee-script.coffee
+++ b/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/coffee-script.coffee
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ checkForErrors: coffeeProcess =>
 # Run a simple REPL, round-tripping to the CoffeeScript compiler for every
 # command.
 exports.run: args =>
-  args.shift()
   if args.length
     exports.evalCS(File.read(path)) for path in args.
     return true.
diff --git a/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/lib/coffee-script.js b/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/lib/coffee-script.js
index d9266ca1..3879f04a 100644
--- a/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/lib/coffee-script.js
+++ b/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/lib/coffee-script.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   // command.
   exports.run = function(args) {
     var __a, __b, __c, __d, path, result;
-    args.shift();
     if (args.length) {
       __a = args;
       __d = [];