diff --git a/src/vector/app.tsx b/src/vector/app.tsx
index d609a2558d..35e20a0837 100644
--- a/src/vector/app.tsx
+++ b/src/vector/app.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import { createClient } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 
 let lastLocationHashSet: string = null;
 
+console.log(`Application is running in ${process.env.NODE_ENV} mode`);
+
 // Parse the given window.location and return parameters that can be used when calling
 // MatrixChat.showScreen(screen, params)
 function getScreenFromLocation(location: Location) {
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index fa5ad87d7d..db69ed5a2b 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -462,11 +462,6 @@ module.exports = (env, argv) => {
         },
 
         plugins: [
-            new webpack.EnvironmentPlugin({
-                NODE_ENV: 'development', // use 'development' unless process.env.NODE_ENV is defined
-                DEBUG: false,
-            }),
-
             // This exports our CSS using the splitChunks and loaders above.
             new MiniCssExtractPlugin({
                 filename: useHMR ? "bundles/[name].css" : "bundles/[hash]/[name].css",