diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/qlpack.yml b/javascript/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
index d8d53ef1c7e..1ee1c8c7815 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/qlpack.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,3 @@ dataExtensions:
   - semmle/javascript/security/domains/**/*.model.yml
   - ext/*.model.yml
 warnOnImplicitThis: true
-compileForOverlayEval: true