diff --git a/lib/pipeline/webpack.config.js b/lib/pipeline/webpack.config.js
index 3918c8ade..11bb033bc 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/webpack.config.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline/webpack.config.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 // is in embark's node_modules vs. the dapp's node_modules
 
 const cloneDeep = require('lodash.clonedeep');
-const CompressionPlugin = require('compression-webpack-plugin');
+// const CompressionPlugin = require('compression-webpack-plugin');
 const glob = require('glob');
 const HardSourceWebpackPlugin = require('hard-source-webpack-plugin');
 const path = require('path');