diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 759e6136f3..4bdca2699a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5938,6 +5938,12 @@
                 }
             }
         },
+        "webpack-node-externals": {
+            "version": "1.7.2",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webpack-node-externals/-/webpack-node-externals-1.7.2.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-ajerHZ+BJKeCLviLUUmnyd5B4RavLF76uv3cs6KNuO8W+HuQaEs0y0L7o40NQxdPy5w0pcv8Ew7yPUAQG0UdCg==",
+            "dev": true
+        },
         "webpack-sources": {
             "version": "1.3.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webpack-sources/-/webpack-sources-1.3.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aeee453541..633c099d42 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
         "tslint-loader": "^3.5.4",
         "typescript": "3.2.4",
         "webpack": "^4.29.0",
-        "webpack-cli": "^3.2.1"
+        "webpack-cli": "^3.2.1",
+        "webpack-node-externals": "^1.7.2"
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "big-integer": "1.6.36",
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 139f7bf980..19a3dfb9d1 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const path = require('path');
 const webpack = require('webpack');
 const CleanWebpackPlugin = require('clean-webpack-plugin');
 const CopyWebpackPlugin = require('copy-webpack-plugin');
+const nodeExternals = require('webpack-node-externals');
 
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV == null) {
     process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';
@@ -66,14 +67,9 @@ const config = {
         filename: '[name].js',
         path: path.resolve(__dirname, 'build'),
     },
-    module: {
-        rules: moduleRules,
-        // ref: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client/issues/933
-        noParse: /ws/,
-    },
+    module: { rules: moduleRules },
     plugins: plugins,
-    // ref: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client/issues/933
-    externals: ['ws'],
+    externals: [nodeExternals()],
 };
 
 module.exports = config;