diff --git a/src/utils/ExtensionLoader.js b/src/utils/ExtensionLoader.js
index 4f1c3a87f64..5d27371f75b 100644
--- a/src/utils/ExtensionLoader.js
+++ b/src/utils/ExtensionLoader.js
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
             extensionRequire = brackets.libRequire.config({
                 context: name,
                 baseUrl: config.baseUrl,
-                // Force extensions to not be cached by passing a unique value (time) as a URL argument
-                urlArgs: "nocache=" + (new Date()).getTime(),
                 /* FIXME (issue #1087): can we pass this from the global require context instead of hardcoding twice? */
                 paths: globalConfig,
                 locale: window.localStorage.getItem("locale") || brackets.app.language