diff --git a/packages/mongo/oplog_tailing.js b/packages/mongo/oplog_tailing.js
index 2a5abb69e4..5114ed890e 100644
--- a/packages/mongo/oplog_tailing.js
+++ b/packages/mongo/oplog_tailing.js
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ _.extend(OplogHandle.prototype, {
 
     var originalCallback = callback;
     callback = Meteor.bindEnvironment(function (notification) {
-      // XXX can we avoid this clone by making oplog.js careful?
-      originalCallback(EJSON.clone(notification));
+      originalCallback(notification);
     }, function (err) {
       Meteor._debug("Error in oplog callback", err);
     });