diff --git a/lib/6to5/patch.js b/lib/6to5/patch.js
index 7a3d9a7081..91bde31fbe 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/patch.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/patch.js
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 var extend = require("lodash/object/extend");
 var t      = require("./types");
 
-require("./types/node");
-
 // estraverse
 
 var estraverse = require("estraverse");
diff --git a/lib/6to5/types/index.js b/lib/6to5/types/index.js
index fb3a871b92..58ffdda7fb 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/types/index.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/types/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ var isString         = require("lodash/lang/isString");
 var compact          = require("lodash/array/compact");
 var esutils          = require("esutils");
 var object           = require("../helpers/object");
-var Node             = require("./node");
 var each             = require("lodash/collection/each");
 var uniq             = require("lodash/array/uniq");
 
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ each(t.VISITOR_KEYS, function (keys, type) {
 
 each(t.BUILDER_KEYS, function (keys, type) {
   t[type[0].toLowerCase() + type.slice(1)] = function () {
-    var node = new Node;
+    var node = {};
     node.start = null;
     node.type = type;
 
diff --git a/lib/6to5/types/node.js b/lib/6to5/types/node.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 19d60d3130..0000000000
--- a/lib/6to5/types/node.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-module.exports = Node;
-
-var acorn = require("acorn-6to5");
-
-var oldNode = acorn.Node;
-acorn.Node = Node;
-
-function Node() {
-  oldNode.apply(this);
-}