diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
index 72c73d433..5fb2fb056 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/config/webpack.config.prod.js
@@ -139,14 +139,6 @@ module.exports = {
       // TODO: Disable require.ensure as it's not a standard language feature.
       // We are waiting for https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/2176.
       // { parser: { requireEnsure: false } },
-      // First, run the linter.
-      // It's important to do this before Typescript runs.
-      {
-        test: /\.(ts|tsx)$/,
-        loader: require.resolve('tslint-loader'),
-        enforce: 'pre',
-        include: paths.appSrc,
-      },
       {
         test: /\.(js|jsx|mjs)$/,
         loader: require.resolve('source-map-loader'),
diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index 484576207..bd06e6fb8 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     "ts-loader": "^2.3.7",
     "tsconfig-paths-webpack-plugin": "^2.0.0",
     "tslint": "^5.7.0",
-    "tslint-loader": "^3.5.3",
     "tslint-react": "^3.2.0",
     "url-loader": "0.6.2",
     "webpack": "3.8.1",