diff --git a/packages/babel-compiler/.npm/package/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/packages/babel-compiler/.npm/package/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 1db6764f73..79f5262e54 100644
--- a/packages/babel-compiler/.npm/package/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/packages/babel-compiler/.npm/package/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@
       "from": "babel-types@>=6.16.0 <6.17.0"
     },
     "babylon": {
-      "version": "6.11.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylon/-/babylon-6.11.4.tgz",
+      "version": "6.11.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylon/-/babylon-6.11.6.tgz",
       "from": "babylon@>=6.11.4 <6.12.0"
     },
     "balanced-match": {
diff --git a/packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js b/packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js
index 485ecb8aa9..97169aa21a 100644
--- a/packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js
+++ b/packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js
@@ -64,16 +64,13 @@ BCp.processOneFileForTarget = function (inputFile, source) {
       // compilation, give it the following file extension: .es5.js
       ! excludedFileExtensionPattern.test(inputFilePath)) {
 
-    var targetCouldBeInternetExplorer8 =
-      inputFile.getArch() === "web.browser";
-
     var extraFeatures = Object.assign({}, this.extraFeatures);
 
     if (! extraFeatures.hasOwnProperty("jscript")) {
       // Perform some additional transformations to improve compatibility
       // in older browsers (e.g. wrapping named function expressions, per
       // http://kiro.me/blog/nfe_dilemma.html).
-      extraFeatures.jscript = targetCouldBeInternetExplorer8;
+      extraFeatures.jscript = true;
     }
 
     var babelOptions = Babel.getDefaultOptions(extraFeatures);