diff --git a/packages/kbn-babel-preset/node_preset.js b/packages/kbn-babel-preset/node_preset.js
index ee06e2588b02222..45afe5d5ebc32b2 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-babel-preset/node_preset.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-babel-preset/node_preset.js
@@ -18,23 +18,6 @@
  */
 
 module.exports = (_, options = {}) => {
-  const overrides = [];
-  if (!process.env.ALLOW_PERFORMANCE_HOOKS_IN_TASK_MANAGER) {
-    overrides.push({
-      test: [/x-pack[\/\\]legacy[\/\\]plugins[\/\\]task_manager/],
-      plugins: [
-        [
-          require.resolve('babel-plugin-filter-imports'),
-          {
-            imports: {
-              perf_hooks: ['performance'],
-            },
-          },
-        ],
-      ],
-    });
-  }
-
   return {
     presets: [
       [
@@ -74,6 +57,5 @@ module.exports = (_, options = {}) => {
         },
       ],
     ],
-    overrides,
   };
 };