diff --git a/src/lib/main.js b/src/lib/main.js
index 5b08523322..afb2062d04 100644
--- a/src/lib/main.js
+++ b/src/lib/main.js
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 // required for browsers not supporting Object.freeze (helper requirement)
 import '../shams/Object.freeze.js';
 
-// required for IE <= 10 since move to babel6
-import '../shims/Object.getPrototypeOf.js';
-
 import toFactory from 'to-factory';
 import algoliasearchHelper from 'algoliasearch-helper';
 
diff --git a/src/shims/Object.getPrototypeOf.js b/src/shims/Object.getPrototypeOf.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d66e1b36de..0000000000
--- a/src/shims/Object.getPrototypeOf.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable */
-
-// FIX IE <= 10 babel6:
-// - https://phabricator.babeljs.io/T3041
-// - https://phabricator.babeljs.io/T3041#70671
-let testObject = {};
-
-if (!(Object.setPrototypeOf || testObject.__proto__)) {
-  let nativeGetPrototypeOf = Object.getPrototypeOf;
-
-  Object.getPrototypeOf = function(object) {
-    if (object.__proto__) {
-      return object.__proto__;
-    } else {
-      return nativeGetPrototypeOf.call(Object, object);
-    }
-  }
-}