diff --git a/web_src/js/features/websocket.sharedworker.ts b/web_src/js/features/websocket.sharedworker.ts
index f8cc635570..9925ba5bd6 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/websocket.sharedworker.ts
+++ b/web_src/js/features/websocket.sharedworker.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 // One WebSocket connection per URL, shared across all tabs via SharedWorker.
 // Messages from the server are JSON objects broadcast to all connected ports.
-export {}; // make this a module to avoid global scope conflicts with other sharedworker files
-
 const RECONNECT_DELAY_INITIAL = 50;
 const RECONNECT_DELAY_MAX = 10000;