diff --git a/tools/client-plugins/gatsby-source-challenges/gatsby-node.js b/tools/client-plugins/gatsby-source-challenges/gatsby-node.js
index 5b4b80f2306..cdb5b329145 100644
--- a/tools/client-plugins/gatsby-source-challenges/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/tools/client-plugins/gatsby-source-challenges/gatsby-node.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ exports.sourceNodes = function sourceChallengesSourceNodes(
     ignored: /(^|[/\\])\../,
     ignoreInitial: true,
     persistent: true,
-    usePolling: true,
     cwd: curriculumPath
   });