diff --git a/tools/cli/commands-packages.js b/tools/cli/commands-packages.js
index 31244f8f75..a68c0db0ac 100644
--- a/tools/cli/commands-packages.js
+++ b/tools/cli/commands-packages.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import {
   newPluginId,
   splitPluginsAndPackages,
 } from '../cordova/index.js';
-import { disableNativeWatcher } from '../fs/safe-watcher';
 import { updateMeteorToolSymlink } from "../packaging/updater.js";
 
 // For each release (or package), we store a meta-record with its name,
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ main.registerCommand({
     'allow-incompatible-update': { type: Boolean }
   }
 }, function (options) {
-  disableNativeWatcher();
 
   // If we're in an app, make sure that we can build the current app. Otherwise
   // just make sure that we can build some fake app.
@@ -1160,8 +1158,6 @@ main.registerCommand({
   },
   catalogRefresh: new catalog.Refresh.OnceAtStart({ ignoreErrors: true })
 }, function (options) {
-  disableNativeWatcher();
-
   var projectContext = new projectContextModule.ProjectContext({
     projectDir: options.appDir,
     allowIncompatibleUpdate: options['allow-incompatible-update']
@@ -1773,8 +1769,6 @@ main.registerCommand({
   maxArgs: Infinity,
   catalogRefresh: new catalog.Refresh.OnceAtStart({ ignoreErrors: true })
 }, function (options) {
-  disableNativeWatcher();
-
   // If you are specifying packages individually, you probably don't want to
   // update the release.
   if (options.args.length > 0) {
@@ -2137,8 +2131,6 @@ main.registerCommand({
   requiresApp: true,
   catalogRefresh: new catalog.Refresh.OnceAtStart({ ignoreErrors: true })
 }, function (options) {
-  disableNativeWatcher();
-
   var projectContext = new projectContextModule.ProjectContext({
     projectDir: options.appDir,
     allowIncompatibleUpdate: options["allow-incompatible-update"]
@@ -2347,8 +2339,6 @@ main.registerCommand({
   requiresApp: true,
   catalogRefresh: new catalog.Refresh.Never()
 }, function (options) {
-  disableNativeWatcher();
-
   var projectContext = new projectContextModule.ProjectContext({
     projectDir: options.appDir,
     allowIncompatibleUpdate: options["allow-incompatible-update"]
diff --git a/tools/cli/commands.js b/tools/cli/commands.js
index 8b3b0e2aea..c97d007c84 100644
--- a/tools/cli/commands.js
+++ b/tools/cli/commands.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ var release = require('../packaging/release.js');
 
 const { Profile } = require("../tool-env/profile");
 
-import { disableNativeWatcher } from '../fs/safe-watcher';
 import { ensureDevBundleDependencies } from '../cordova/index.js';
 import { CordovaRunner } from '../cordova/runner.js';
 import { iOSRunTarget, AndroidRunTarget } from '../cordova/run-targets.js';
@@ -537,8 +536,6 @@ main.registerCommand({
   },
   catalogRefresh: new catalog.Refresh.Never()
 }, function (options) {
-  disableNativeWatcher();
-
   // Creating a package is much easier than creating an app, so if that's what
   // we are doing, do that first. (For example, we don't springboard to the
   // latest release to create a package if we are inside an app)
@@ -944,7 +941,6 @@ main.registerCommand({
   name: "build",
   ...buildCommands,
 }, async function (options) {
-  disableNativeWatcher();
   return Profile.run(
     "meteor build",
     () => Promise.await(buildCommand(options))
diff --git a/tools/fs/safe-watcher.ts b/tools/fs/safe-watcher.ts
index e52cf636b8..467127acaa 100644
--- a/tools/fs/safe-watcher.ts
+++ b/tools/fs/safe-watcher.ts
@@ -468,10 +468,3 @@ export function addWatchRoot(absPath: string) {
     watcher.start()
   });
 }
-
-// On Windows, pathwatcher can sometimes cause Meteor to get stuck. If we
-// don't need native watching for a command, we can disable it.
-// This is a temporary fix until pathwatcher is fixed or we replace it.
-export function disableNativeWatcher () {
-  watcherEnabled = false;
-}