diff --git a/desktop/plugins/public/hermesdebuggerrn/ChromeDevTools.tsx b/desktop/plugins/public/hermesdebuggerrn/ChromeDevTools.tsx
index d6859fb22..e1bd0f722 100644
--- a/desktop/plugins/public/hermesdebuggerrn/ChromeDevTools.tsx
+++ b/desktop/plugins/public/hermesdebuggerrn/ChromeDevTools.tsx
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@ function createDevToolsNode(
     return existing;
   }
 
-  // It is necessary to deactivate chrome devtools in electron
-  try {
-    const electron = require('electron');
-    if (electron.default) {
-      electron.default.remote.getCurrentWindow().webContents.toggleDevTools();
-      electron.default.remote.getCurrentWindow().webContents.closeDevTools();
-    }
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.warn('Failed to close Electron devtools: ', e);
-  }
   const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
   wrapper.id = devToolsNodeId(url);
   wrapper.style.height = '100%';