diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index edf5a1930b1f9..9227ccf9378f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     "grunt-cli": "0.1.13",
     "grunt-contrib-clean": "0.6.0",
     "grunt-contrib-copy": "0.8.1",
-    "grunt-esvm": "3.0.4",
+    "grunt-esvm": "3.1.1",
     "grunt-karma": "0.12.0",
     "grunt-run": "0.5.0",
     "grunt-s3": "0.2.0-alpha.3",
diff --git a/tasks/config/esvm.js b/tasks/config/esvm.js
index 478df34b2429c..91ebfb7b40b0e 100644
--- a/tasks/config/esvm.js
+++ b/tasks/config/esvm.js
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
       branch: 'master',
       fresh: !grunt.option('esvm-no-fresh'),
       config: {
-        network: {
-          host: '127.0.0.1'
-        },
         http: {
           port: 9200
         }