diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.js b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.js
index 8d26b02ec00adfed880c8129f139d09e101359c4..19cdcff2f0457a271a9a7bcc87e0cf8bccbfffc9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.js
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.js
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ function registerListeners(enableDeveloperTools) {
 	}
 
 	process.on('uncaughtException', function (error) { onError(error, enableDeveloperTools); });
-	process.on('unhandledRejection', function (reason) { onError(reason, enableDeveloperTools); });
 	process.on('SIGPIPE', function () { onError(new Error('Unexpected SIGPIPE'), false); }); // workaround https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/13254
 
 	return function () {