diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8ae5ce316a..a6178dc529 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1685,9 +1685,6 @@ func main() {
 			usage(command)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		if options.Target == "" && filepath.Ext(outpath) == ".wasm" {
-			options.Target = "wasm"
-		}
 
 		err := Build(pkgName, outpath, options)
 		handleCompilerError(err)