diff --git a/packages/react-devtools-core/webpack.backend.js b/packages/react-devtools-core/webpack.backend.js
index 3103abdd6bcff..79e633f7433b1 100644
--- a/packages/react-devtools-core/webpack.backend.js
+++ b/packages/react-devtools-core/webpack.backend.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const GITHUB_URL = getGitHubURL();
 const DEVTOOLS_VERSION = getVersionString();
 
 module.exports = {
-  mode: 'development', // TODO TESTING __DEV__ ? 'development' : 'production',
+  mode: __DEV__ ? 'development' : 'production',
   devtool: __DEV__ ? 'cheap-module-eval-source-map' : false,
   entry: {
     backend: './src/backend.js',