diff --git a/packages/jest-resolve/src/default_resolver.js b/packages/jest-resolve/src/default_resolver.js
index 72f5706d4aa8..aa0e5b1f64af 100644
--- a/packages/jest-resolve/src/default_resolver.js
+++ b/packages/jest-resolve/src/default_resolver.js
@@ -94,11 +94,6 @@ function resolveSync(target: Path, options: ResolverOptions): Path {
     if (isDirectory(dir)) {
       result = resolveAsFile(name) || resolveAsDirectory(name);
     }
-    if (result) {
-      // Dereference symlinks to ensure we don't create a separate
-      // module instance depending on how it was referenced.
-      result = fs.realpathSync(result);
-    }
     return result;
   }