diff --git a/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh b/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh
index 25ee1d5c083..20c6dbb05e0 100755
--- a/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh
+++ b/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh
@@ -129,15 +129,6 @@ REACT_APP_SHELL_ENV_MESSAGE=fromtheshell \
   NODE_ENV=test \
   yarn test --no-cache --testPathPattern=src
 
-echo "before weird stuff"
-
-PORT=3001 \
-  REACT_APP_SHELL_ENV_MESSAGE=fromtheshell \
-  NODE_PATH=src \
-  npm start
-
-echo "after weird stuff"
-
 # Test "development" environment
 tmp_server_log=`mktemp`
 PORT=3001 \