diff --git a/meteor b/meteor
index 11c3f4401f..17f5d2bc56 100755
--- a/meteor
+++ b/meteor
@@ -133,6 +133,5 @@ fi
 # screw up their meteor installs by have a ~/node_modules
 
 exec "$DEV_BUNDLE/bin/node" \
-     --expose-gc \
      ${TOOL_NODE_FLAGS} \
      "$METEOR" "$@"