diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/compose_fade.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/compose_fade.js
index 0d5d401698..d233d684d5 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/compose_fade.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/compose_fade.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-set_global('$', function () {
-});
 set_global('blueslip', {});
 global.blueslip.warn = function () {};