diff --git a/src/dom.js b/src/dom.js
index fb38d2c..e0fe19d 100644
--- a/src/dom.js
+++ b/src/dom.js
@@ -93,17 +93,6 @@
     })();
   }
 
-  // TODO(sorvell): workaround for bug:
-  // https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=229142
-  // remove when this bug is addressed
-  // give main document templates a base that allows them to fetch eagerly
-  // resolved paths relative to the main document
-  var template = document.createElement('template');
-  var base = document.createElement('base');
-  base.href = document.baseURI;
-  template.content.ownerDocument.appendChild(base);
-  
-
   // utility
 
   function createDOM(inTagOrNode, inHTML, inAttrs) {